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Old 10-17-2011, 08:38 AM   #3
Spexxvet
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
There's another aspect to this: wealth is not like a big pie, where if the people at the top eat a bigger piece, that means people like you and me are left with a smaller piece.
There are times when the pie gets bigger, but the 1% keeps the entire increase.


UT, Are you just playing devil's advocate? Regardless of the clarity of the graph, do you believe that the middle class is in the same position, compared to the top 1%, as it was in 1979 or 1955, or 1996?
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