Claim: From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster.
Fact-check: Liberal group says family incomes grew equally prior to 1979, unequally afterward
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2011-07-05T00:00:00