Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Think About It: The U.S. is Both the Richest Country and the Most Unequal: 8 Consequences of American Greed

America is the richest country in all of history...with a whole lot of poor people. America is the richest country in all of history. We have the largest economy and the largest number of millionaires and billionaires. At the same time, we lead the developed world in economic inequality. In 1965, CEOs received $20 for every dollar earned by the average worker. Today the gap is $354 to $1. For every dollar earned by an average worker the CEO gets... Photo Credit: AFL-CIO, 2013; Hargreaves, 2014; Mishel and Sabadish, 2013 These are more than cold statistics.

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