Wealth Inequality in America

[asshanson]

Interesting vid, and not surprising.
Is there a table to say XX income is at XX %?

[Goat Blower]

Interesting. I wouldn't go as far as saying that having wealth means you work harder though.

Well, that's a gross generality, there's a lot more to it, but underneath it all, it really is the backbone of wealth. Intelligence, education, networking, luck, there's a lot of other factors as well. I've read several autobiographies of people that started big companies and 15 hour days is the norm, at least in the beginning years.

[niterydr]

While I do not fall in the 1% group or anywhere near it, I do feel that if you want it you have to go get it. Nothing is handed out for free; nor should it be unless it is related to survival. The last figure of the CEO making 380x the average employee is a bit absurd, however I truly wonder if redistributing that wealth into the general population will stimulate the economy; or just further pollute the value of the dollar. I wonder how this would stack up if you take the value of the dollar into context and how it's changed over the past 30 years.