2011/10/03/How Unequal We Are
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- when: 2011/10/03
- author: Zaid Jilani
- source: ThinkProgress
- topics: Economic disparity/US the one percent
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- link: https://truthout.org/articles/five-facts-you-should-know-about-the-wealthiest-one-percent-of-americans/
- title: How Unequal We Are: The Top 5 Facts You Should Know About The Wealthiest One Percent Of Americans
- summary: “It may shock you exactly how wealthy this top 1 percent of Americans is. ThinkProgress has assembled five facts about this class of super-rich Americans...”
- reposts: Generation Progress, Truthout
- archive: archive.org
The five facts:
- The Top 1 Percent Of Americans Owns 40 Percent Of The Nation’s Wealth
- The Top 1 Percent Of Americans Take Home 24 Percent Of National Income
- The Top 1 Percent Of Americans Own Half Of The Country’s Stocks, Bonds, And Mutual Funds
- The Top 1 Percent Of Americans Have Only 5 Percent Of The Nation’s Personal Debt
- The Top 1 Percent Are Taking In More Of The Nation’s Income Than At Any Other Time Since The 1920s