South Korea's income gap has shot up dramatically despite the government's efforts to increase wages for low earners.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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The bottom 20 percent of earners made about 11-hundred dollars a month in the fourth quarter of 2018, down nearly 18 percent on-year.
Meanwhile, the top 20 percent earned nearly 83-hundred dollars a month, up more than ten percent on year.
Some analysts are blaming the growing income disparity on President Moon's minimum wage hike.
So far, his income-led growth strategy and tax hikes to boost the economy have been met with criticism.
But his government says the measures need time to yield positive results.
Youth unemployment is also at a 19-year high.
Some critics say Moon's economic promises have take a backseat to reconciliation efforts with North Korea.
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