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How unequal we are: Top five facts about the top one percent

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1. The top 1 percent of Americans owns 40 percent of the nation’s wealth

2. The top 1 percent of Americans take home 24 percent of national income

3. The top 1 percent of Americans own half of the country’s stocks, bonds, and mutual funds

4. The top 1 percent of Americans have only 5 percent of the nation’s personal debt

5. The top 1 percent are taking in more of the nation’s income than at any other time since the 1920s

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