Originally Posted by ratbastid

I found that here: http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh012703.shtml

It was the result of very quick googling, I don't necessarily vouch for that data or claim to have done exhaustive research, and I admit that when I saw those figures, I didn't spend much time with the rest of the article. The article at that URL is citing another article in the New York Times (do try to contain your eye-rolling) by economist Daniel Altman, and the cited author seems surprised about those figures.

So, grain of salt, I guess, but that's the first time I'd seen it broken down like that, and I'd be very interested in a comparison of like figures (though probably in another thread).