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Politics : The Trump Presidency

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To: i-node who wrote (143133)11/9/2019 9:57:24 AM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) of 354524
 

The richest 1% have as much wealth now as the bottom 90%. This income inequality is a cancer on our society.

"How much wealth does the top 1% in the US have?

But don't feel too bad for them: Their net worth is, on average, about $740,800. Among rich nations, the United States stands out for the extent of its wealth inequality. The top 1 percent in the U.S. own a much larger share of the country's wealth than the 1 percent elsewhere.Dec 6, 2017

The richest 1 percent now owns more of the country's wealth than at ...

washingtonpost.com › news › wonk › 2017/12/06 › the-richest-...

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thenextrecession.wordpress.com


Just prior to President Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address, media reported that the top wealthiest 1% possess 40% of the nation's wealth; the bottom 80% own 7%; similarly, but later, the media reported, the "richest 1 percent in the United States now own more additional income than the bottom 90 percent".

Wealth inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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