::The Great Leveling: [[Median income]] in the [[Gulf States]] in some cases exceeds $60,000 per year, while [[US]] [[economic sanctions]] on [[Iran]] for the past 47 years have held Iran's median income under $6,000. Sure, Iran has much more population, but the economic sanctions have also widened the disparity. | ::The Great Leveling: [[Median income]] in the [[Gulf States]] in some cases exceeds $60,000 per year, while [[US]] [[economic sanctions]] on [[Iran]] for the past 47 years have held Iran's median income under $6,000. Sure, Iran has much more population, but the economic sanctions have also widened the disparity. |