Cultural Anthropology 102 - Fullerton College

1973 versus 2000: average real income of the bottom 90% of American taxpayers fell 7%, and income for the top 1% rose by 148%, the income of the top .01% rose by 599% post-WWII upward social mobility was the norm for many Americans; 23% of adult men whose father’s were in the bottom 25% of the population made it to the top 25% - today only 10 ... ................
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