https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/business/economy/tax-cuts-incomes.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=https://t.co/kcirtUPF8T?amp=1
The bottom half of Americans fared better under President Bill Clinton, who actually raised taxes. On average, their incomes rose by a fifth over his two terms, after taxes and transfers, a gain of over 2 percent per year, after accounting for inflation. Their lot also improved during President Barack Obama’s administration, census data shows. (The series from the World Wealth and Income Database ends in 2014.)