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UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)
Sat Oct 24, 2015, 05:30 PM Oct 2015

The New American Exceptionalism

Bernie Sanders showed his outrage about inequality at the Democratic Debate, and more and more Americans are understanding his message. Indignation is likely to grow with new data from the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook, which reveals the wealthy elite’s continuing disdain for the poor, for the middle class, and for people all around the world. Some of the most troubling disparities are hidden in the myriad tables of this remarkably comprehensive publication. The purpose here is to translate the numbers into wealth gap realities that victimize the great majority of Americans. Details can be viewed at You Deserve Facts.

According to new Credit Suisse data, one out of 10 of the world’s poorest adults is an American. - See more at: http://inequality.org/2015-wealth-data/#sthash.24mnnv7D.dpuf

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