The Skewed Distribution of Wealth In The United States


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The federal minimum wage has lost 30% of its purchasing power in the last decade. At the same time corporate profits have soared, while labor's share of that income has flat-lined and started to fall. 

"We have an economy that hasn't benefited most people over the last three decades"
Lawrence Michelle, President of The Economic Policy Institute


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The Slow Decline of the Middle Class Explained in One Easy Graphic - DailyFinance »
For years, economists, analysts, politicians and pundits have bemoaned the steady decline of the middle class -- and, odds are, you've felt what they're talking about from the inside. But that's not t...



Measuring austerity versus growth in America. 


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Corporate deals are back, but buyers are choosy. Corporate America is back shopping for deals again, but buyers are being very picky.Thanks to a rising stock market, record low interest rates and pile...

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