Monday, March 28, 2011
Income Inequality: Where Do You Fall?
Income inequality has changed over time: today the richest 1 percent of Americans hold about 24 percent of U.S. wealth. But almost a century ago in 1915, that same top percent had 18 percent of the nation's wealth, according to Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez in his report "Striking it Richer."
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economy
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