Here are the first three items in the 35 item list of facts about income/wealth inequality. While not all will agree that this is a bad thing (don't want to punish success after all) and the solutions or adjustments to change this, if in fact you think it needs changing will differ, it is nevertheless interesting to see. For those of you (Markle) who cringe at the sight of the source, Alternet, please click on the links in each statement to see the original source. This is not "made up" stuff.
1. In 81 percent of American counties, the median income, about $52,000, is less than it was 15 years ago. This is despite the fact that the economy has grown 83 percent in the past quarter-century and corporate profits have doubled. American workers produce twice the amount of goods and services as 25 years ago, but get less of the pie.
2. The amount of money that was given out in bonuses on Wall Street last year is twice the amount all minimum-wage workers earned in the country combined.
3. The wealthiest 85 people on the planet have more money that the poorest 3.5 billion people combined.
http://www.alternet.org/economy/35-mind-blowing-facts-about-inequality?akid=13299.310455.qYkvXV&rd=1&src=newsletter1039283&t=3
1. In 81 percent of American counties, the median income, about $52,000, is less than it was 15 years ago. This is despite the fact that the economy has grown 83 percent in the past quarter-century and corporate profits have doubled. American workers produce twice the amount of goods and services as 25 years ago, but get less of the pie.
2. The amount of money that was given out in bonuses on Wall Street last year is twice the amount all minimum-wage workers earned in the country combined.
3. The wealthiest 85 people on the planet have more money that the poorest 3.5 billion people combined.
http://www.alternet.org/economy/35-mind-blowing-facts-about-inequality?akid=13299.310455.qYkvXV&rd=1&src=newsletter1039283&t=3