When we exclude the income of the top 1%:
US growth drops from 1.4% to 1.1% (2008–2023), & the
UK & Germany see little to no change.
This narrows—but doesn’t eliminate—the US's apparent growth lead.

New research by @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social & Nghi Nguyen shows that excluding top earners from real GDP per capita greatly reduces the perceived US growth advantage, despite high earners benefiting most in other advanced economies too.
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