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[参考译文]美国民众可能已被有关贫富差距正在加大的两个报告转移了注意力。两个自由派研究团体——预算与政策优先抉择中心以及经济政策研究所,发布了其对人口统计局数据的各州细目分类分析报告,指出有9个州(以纽约为首)最富有的20%家庭目前的收入至少是最贫穷的20%的11倍。这表明社会上层与底层之间的差距比20年前更为显著。然后,联邦储备银行也公布了最新的消费者资金调查报告,指出家庭收入
The American public may have been distracted by two reports about the growing gap between the rich and the poor. The two liberal research groups, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities Selection and the Institute for Economic Policy, released their breakdown of state breakdown data for the Census Bureau, pointing out that there are 9 states (headed by New York) with the richest 20% The family’s current income is at least 11 times the poorest 20%. This shows that the gap between the upper and lower levels of society is more significant than it was 20 years ago. Then, the Federal Reserve Bank also released the latest consumer fund survey report, pointing out that household income