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Share of all income going to the top 10% in 1820 and 2020 (lemmy.world)
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France was extremely unequal 200 years ago; now it's one of the most equal countries

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure it's accurate for all countries, especially outside Europe, but 1820 isn't prehistory and most European countries already had taxes and well-kept records.