NYT guest essay: Workers' share of economy's income keeps shrinking, and it's getting worse
2C_ornot2C · x · 2026-09-08
The New York Times published a guest essay by economist Brent Neiman arguing that workers are earning a smaller and smaller share of the economy's income — and the trend is worsening. The piece ties this shifting distribution of income to automation and AI, making it a substantive entry in the debate over AI's economic impact on labor.
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