Gap Grows Between Rich, Poor
Nov 14th, 2007 • Category: Nation & Worldby IndyKids Staff
Data from tax records shows that the gap between the rich and poor in the United States is bigger than at any time since the 1920’s. The richest top one percent of Americans earned 21.2 percent of all U.S. income earned in 2005 while the bottom half earned 12.8 percent of all income.
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