Income Gap Between Rich and Poor has Increased Significantly in U.S.

NY Times:
According to the report, new analyses of 2005 tax data shows thatthe top 300,000 Americans collectively enjoyed almost as much incomeas the bottom 150 million Americans.

Per person, the top group received 440 times as much as theaverage person in the bottom half earned, nearly doubling the gapfrom 1980.

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