Chapter 1: Owners

Oct 25, 2005 · The rich keep on getting richer. The recession and decline of stock prices in 2000 reduced the share of the top 5% of households by a small blip, but did little to close the distance between top and bottom. Differences in buying power have always been immense, with the top 5% claiming a bigger chunk of all household income than the bottom 40%. ................
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