Thursday, November 7, 2013

Which America Do You Live In? – 21 Hard To Believe Facts About 'Wealthy America' And 'Poor America'

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-07/which-america-do-you-live-%E2%80%93-21-hard-believe-facts-about-wealthy-america-and-poor-ame

Did you know that 40 percent of all American workers make less than $20,000 a year before taxes?  And 65 percent of all American workers make less than $40,000 a year before taxes.  If you work on Wall Street, or have a cushy job with the federal government, or work for a big tech firm out on the west coast, life is probably pretty good for you right now.  But the truth is that most Americans are not living the high life.  In fact, most Americans are just trying to figure out how to survive from month to month. If we truly did have a free market capitalist system, the entire country would be a land of opportunity and things would be getting better for everybody.  Unfortunately, that is not the case at all.  The following are 21 facts about "wealthy America" and "poor America" that are hard to believe...

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