In reading the article "Rich keep getting richer," Sept. 11, regarding the top 1 percent taking in a record share of income, I couldn't help but think about E.J. McMahon's interview on a radio program the day before.
Mr. McMahon, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute's Center for State and Local Leadership, spoke of all the public sector retirees and their expensive health insurance. He offered that, because other people don't have such benefits, then public retirees shouldn't have them either.
Last year alone, the incomes of the top 1 percent of Americans rose 19.6 percent, compared with a 1 percent increase for the remaining 99 percent. These numbers are staggering.
They say the best defense is a good offense and, in the case of the top 1 percent of income earners, they have a good quarterback in Mr. McMahon.
Adam M. Acquario
East Nassau
