15 Mind-Blowing Facts About Wealth And Inequality In America

y Gus Lubin

May 07, 2010 “SFGate” — Real average earnings have not increased in 50 years

The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

Cliché, sure, but it’s also more true than at any time since the Gilded Age.

The poor are getting poorer, wages are falling behind inflation, and social mobility is at an all-time low.

The gap between 1% and everyone else hasn’t been this bad since the roaring Twenties

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