Numbers That Count: The Extremely Lop-Sided Recovery

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Portion of Gains From 2010 Economic Recovery Received By Top One Percent – 93%

More depressing numbers about 2010 economic recovery gains:

Top 1/10 of 1 Percent received 37% of the 2010 gains.

Bottom 99% received 7%.

Bottom 90% received no gains.

Statistics from Emmanuel Saez, UC Berkeley Economic Professor,

Read Reuters Article and  Robert Reich, Whose Recovery?


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