In 2010, the first year of recovery following the painful job-destroying recession of 2007-2009, the top 1% received 93% of all U.S. income gains during the year. Which means the bottom 99% of the population is left to fight over the remaining seven percent. The decline of unions has helped spur the decline, as well as tax policy and stock gains by the rich. Not suprisingly, more Americans are falling into poverty and cannot even afford to eat. It is very clear that income inequality caused the recession and correcting it is the only way towards recovery.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/1-percent-income-inequality_n_1321008.html
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