What Dylan Matthews thinks about America

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Journalist who covered economics, tax policy and philanthropy at Vox from 2014 to 2025, and before that at the Washington Post; writes a personal Substack.

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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Dylan Matthews has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 5 Jan 2026

   Our readingAmericans in the lowest income decile are living substantially better lives today than fifty years ago, even though relative economic standing still matters.

   Their wordsI think the evidence shows that Americans at the 10th percentile of income are living vastly better lives in 2025 than they did in 1975, and the absolute poverty trends reflect this, but relative economic standing within a community matters too.

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