We're All Poorer Now

The last 8 years saw one of the largest drops in median income in American history, with the young taking the biggest hit of all.

Change in median income from 2000-08 (in 2008 dollars):

Age	Men	Women
15-24	-9.7%	-3.3%
25-34	-11.7%	-2.9%
35-44	-6.8%	-0.8%
45-54	-11.2%	-4.8%
55-64	-2.3%	20.6%
65-74	8%	8.7%
75+	1.9%	3.5%

Source: Census Bureau

"We're the first nation in the history of the world to go to the poorhouse in an automobile" -- Will Rogers

I remember when the Right used to scream about "class war." Well, we've had class war for 30 years, and guess which class is winning.