2011/10/03/How Unequal We Are

• when: 2011/10/03
• author: Zaid Jilani
• source: ThinkProgress
• topics: Economic disparity/US the one percent
• keywords
• 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:

1. The Top 1 Percent Of Americans Owns 40 Percent Of The Nation’s Wealth
2. The Top 1 Percent Of Americans Take Home 24 Percent Of National Income
3. The Top 1 Percent Of Americans Own Half Of The Country’s Stocks, Bonds, And Mutual Funds
4. The Top 1 Percent Of Americans Have Only 5 Percent Of The Nation’s Personal Debt
5. The Top 1 Percent Are Taking In More Of The Nation’s Income Than At Any Other Time Since The 1920s