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US workers' share of capital hits lowest level on record

Original: U.S. workers took home their smallest share of capital since at least 1947

New figures show U.S. workers are taking home the smallest share of capital income since at least 1947, the lowest ever recorded. The data points to a long-term shift in how income from capital and labor is divided, with wages capturing a shrinking slice of economic output. Commenters are debating the causes, pointing to corporate concentration, automation, and weakened labor bargaining power as likely drivers of the decline.

Why now: The record-low labor share of capital underscores growing anxiety about wage stagnation and inequality in the U.S. economy.

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