Many people have depicted the prevailing inequality. Usually they focus on income, which is misleading because the richest people "earn" their money from "investments," which really means they are living off the work of others. A more accurate picture of inequality would focus on the net worth of the various classes of society. We'll show that in a later post.
For now, the income inequality issue is worth examining. Here's one of the best sources:
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-america-chart-graph
An example from that site:
After Equalization Day, every category, from bottom 10% to top 10%, would be equal.
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