Chapter 26: The United States in Today’s World

Making America Work. ... the richest 20 percent of American households received 53 percent of household income, while the poorest 20 percent got just 1½ percent of household income. ... For example, Table 1 shows that the average lawyer made $125,000 in 2008, the average police officer made $53,000, the average secretary made $30,000, and the ... ................
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