Don't get too excited about the deal Pres. Obama cut to save the planet. While we have to reduce our emissions by 28% by the year 2025 China doesn't have to even start cutting back until 2030 after another 15 years of increasing their emissions.
While income here in the US is 24% less equally distributed than the average 34 member countries of the OECD combined, keep in mind our household wealth is 210% higher and median disposable income is 42% higher.