"The Rich and the Rest of Us" Notes and Stats

"Today, an American 'in the top 1 percent takes in an average of $1.3 million per year, while the average American earns just $33,000 per year.'"

"Revised Census numbers released in 2011 revealed that the number of Americans living in poverty was closer to 50 million."

“There are nearly 150 million persistently poor and near poor people in America who are not responsible for the damage done by the Great Recession.”

“While the incomes of the richest 1 percent of Americans—those making $380,000 or more—has grown 33 percent in the past 20 years, incomes for 90 percent of Americans—the rest of us—have stagnated or declined.”

“Seventy percent of food stamp recipients are white.”

“According to Feeding America, 50 million Americans go to bed hungry and have no idea where their next meal will come from”