national income
noun
: the aggregate of earnings from a nation's current production including compensation of employees, interest, rental income, and profits of business after taxes
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What broke the math was inequality, which pushed an ever-larger share of national income above the cap and into capital income the tax never sees.
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Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The stock market has hit high after high, while workers’ share of national income is at its lowest point in at least 75 years.
—Matt Helmer, Fortune, 23 May 2026
For decades, the thinking goes, corporations have captured a larger share of national income at workers’ expense.
—Scott Lincicome, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
The United States spends nearly 18.5% of national income on health care, more than any nation on earth and double the average of other wealthy OECD democracies.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The stock market has hit high after high, while workers’ share of national income is at its lowest point in at least 75 years.
—Matt Helmer, Fortune, 23 May 2026
For decades, the thinking goes, corporations have captured a larger share of national income at workers’ expense.
—Scott Lincicome, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
The United States spends nearly 18.5% of national income on health care, more than any nation on earth and double the average of other wealthy OECD democracies.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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“National income.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20income. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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