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  • luckyorphan0

    The Rich Get Richer
    According to the CIA's World Factbook, the United States ranks 42nd on an index of nations on income equality.
    http://articles.latimes.com/2010…

    Almost all of the gains in U.S. household income since 1975 have been among the richest 20% of households, according to the CIA. An ongoing series about income inequality by Timothy Noah in the online magazine Slate points out that the richest 1% of Americans now account for 24% of the nation's income — up from about 18% in 1915, a time of worsening class warfare that preceded the rise of communist sympathy in this country.

    • Once again, the top 1% has 24% of the nation's wealth. They could tolerate a tax hike.luckyorphan
    • Seriously!? NO COMMENTS from the conservatives on this site?? Unreal.luckyorphan

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