If Americans are better off than they were a decade ago, it doesn’t always feel that way. The recovery from the Great Recession has been slow and uneven, with low-income Americans experiencing fewer of the benefits. 1/7 
Today, we're launching a series with our partners @guardianUS, @fastcompany and @theprospect to examine why, in an era of low unemployment, robust job increases and economic growth, tens of millions of Americans increasingly struggle to make ends meet. capitalandmain.com/united-states-… 2/7
@GuardianUS @FastCompany @theprospect The average CEO pulled in 312 times as much as the average worker in 2017, up from 20 times as much in 1965. 3/7
@GuardianUS @FastCompany @theprospect More than 90 percent of children who were born in 1940 grew up to earn more than their parents. That's true for only 50 percent of children born 40 years later. 4/7
@GuardianUS @FastCompany @theprospect All of this is having a profound effect on health. The richest American men live 15 years longer on average than the poorest men. The trend for women wasn't much better. 5/7
@GuardianUS @FastCompany @theprospect Over the next year, we'll investigate how this happened, what it means for U.S. workers. and how growing #inequality will affect the 2020 elections. 6/7
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