How close is the U.S. to these recent #'s?
* must compete against garment workers making 22 pesos/hr in China and 8 pesos per hour in Cambodia
* 21% of kids live below poverty level
* top 10% of wage earners make 50% of nation's income
* 83% of stock investments in hands of 1% of people
* 61% "always or usually" live paycheck to paycheck
* only top 5% of income earners have kept pace with rising housing costs since 1975
* avg executive paycheck 300-500x the avg worker's paycheck
* bottom 50% of income earners hold less than 1% of nation's wealth
* avg time to find a job - 35.2 weeks
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And those are the US #'s! Click for the article & more statistics.
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* must compete against garment workers making 22 pesos/hr in China and 8 pesos per hour in Cambodia
* 21% of kids live below poverty level
* top 10% of wage earners make 50% of nation's income
* 83% of stock investments in hands of 1% of people
* 61% "always or usually" live paycheck to paycheck
* only top 5% of income earners have kept pace with rising housing costs since 1975
* avg executive paycheck 300-500x the avg worker's paycheck
* bottom 50% of income earners hold less than 1% of nation's wealth
* avg time to find a job - 35.2 weeks
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And those are the US #'s! Click for the article & more statistics.
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