New CBO report: The poorest *half* of America -- 150 million people -- hold only *2 percent* ...

[demmiblue]

New CBO report: The poorest *half* of America -- ~150 million people -- hold only *2 percent* of the country's total wealth

Wealth of top 10 percent has grown markedly since 1989

That tiny little line at the bottom of this chart is half the country

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[Faux pas]

1. Kickin' with disgust!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. We need a wealth cap in this country

One that severely limits the richest.

[Mike_in_LA]

3. Is this....

....trickle down?

[demmiblue]

5. No, its trickle on.

[FakeNoose]

4. I guessing that the Top 10 Percent

... represents more WEALTH, but not more PEOPLE.

The same wealthy people got even richer in the last 30+ years. Meanwhile all the rest of us are poorer.

Fuck you Ronald Reagan. Fuck you very much!

[Trailrider1951]

6. That's your trickle down at work

I hope Ronnie Raygun is roasting in Hell.

[samsingh]

7. unfortunately many of those at the lower end seem to be republicans

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or not inclined to vote.

If they voted, we would have better government and they would have an environment with a fair playing field