09-07-2016 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com

This map shows how bad income inequality is in your state

Rising inequality is one of the major problems developed economies face today — and the US is no exception.
The top 1% of American earners captured 20.1% of all the income in the US in 2013, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute.
And from 2009 to 2013, the top 1% took home 85.1% of total income growth.
Moreover, the average American one-percenter's income of over $1.1 million is 25.3 times as much as the average income of everyone else &
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