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How can so many Americans be having such a rough time when the nation's overall wealth is soaring? [View all] midnight Jun 2016 OP
Median wealth is not soaring but that is seldom, if ever, reported. LonePirate Jun 2016 #1
Pew research lists the median income of upper-income as 174,625. midnight Jun 2016 #17
Well that sucks GummyBearz Jun 2016 #21
1970 middle income house was Single Earner One_Life_To_Give Jun 2016 #23
Because 1% got 99% of the gains and the 99% get to share the 1% left over. hobbit709 Jun 2016 #2
Clearly depends on definition of 'overall wealth.' elleng Jun 2016 #3
They have been concerned about a middle class revolt Gman Jun 2016 #4
my victimizing the working class and the poor. hopemountain Jun 2016 #27
The real people Old Codger Jun 2016 #5
Because economic justice is *not* an issue you secretly elitist, or left-wing, or right-wing person, villager Jun 2016 #6
Must be due to inflation. I don't have more of anything Downwinder Jun 2016 #7
there are long lines at the theaters in Manhattan! and after all isn't that what's really important? KG Jun 2016 #8
Too much wealth concentrated into too few hands. Rex Jun 2016 #9
From what I see and hear….I agree. midnight Jun 2016 #18
Capitalism working exactly as it's intended. Concentrates wealth in the hands of an OnlyTheGood Jun 2016 #10
The Progressives are trying to fight the growing wealth gap that will kill many Americans. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #15
The statistics are irrefutable. The most recent crisis in post-industrial capitalism has OnlyTheGood Jun 2016 #31
Mean vs Median MowCowWhoHow III Jun 2016 #11
I guess my boat don't float. trof Jun 2016 #12
Rising tides lift all yachts and swamps the dinghy's of the 99%. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #16
Some more information: bvar22 Jun 2016 #13
.Thanks for this. 840high Jun 2016 #29
It's not rough if you're among the 1%. Vinca Jun 2016 #14
Those politicians that campaign on "growing the economy" as a fix for the 99%'s financial rhett o rick Jun 2016 #19
Wealth soared in the 1920's. The 99% did not benefit. FDR fixed that with progressive policies. pampango Jun 2016 #20
Sadly enough GummyBearz Jun 2016 #22
I don't care about a candidate's wealth so much. FDR had it. Obama, not so much. Policies pampango Jun 2016 #24
when's the last time a non rich republican ran for president? Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #25
I don't believe Jimmy Carter has become RICH after leaving office. bvar22 Jun 2016 #30
US Low-Skill Males Drop Out Of Jobs Market. elleng Jun 2016 #26
it's precisely because overall wealth has risen so much for decades that resentment is rising. unblock Jun 2016 #28
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