Income inequity is the mantra of the Progressive Left. Turns out it is a myth and here is the proof.

This U.S. Census chart, tracks the income of individuals, families and households. While "individuals" appear to have lost ground, over-all, a sharp increase in personal income typified the first two years of the current recession (2008/2009). You should know that the apparent decline is due more to the transfer of personal income from payroll to benefits than to a decline in hourly wage offerings. Benefit income equivalencies are not shown. Understand that if individual incomes are simply decreasing, how is it that family and household incomes are increasing, over-all ? Answer: think "increased benefit packages not included as personal income."