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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Power In America: Wealth, Income & Power.

This document presents details on wealth & income distribution in the US, and explains how they are power indicators.In 2004 the top 1 % had 42% of the financial wealth, the bottom 80% had 7 % of it. From 1990 to 2005 CEO's pay increased 300% while workers gained a scant 4.3 %. A society based on a system with such inequalities is not sustainable.

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