Median Wealth: We're #27!

[TalkingDog]

Damn... we gotta kill off a few of those poor folks to get our average up. (do I actually need the sarcasm thingy here?)



from:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/les-leopold/big-lie-america-doesnt-ha_b_3516185.html

[DrDan]

1. but who is the leader in facebook posts, tweets, inane television viewing, television sets per room,

etc

we are pacesetters in our own way.

[NYC_SKP]

5. We have Snooki.

I rest my case.

[DrDan]

10. unfortunately, you are correct - we do

[stevenleser]

2. That explains a lot. Wherever one travels, you encounter Aussies having a great time.

Which I happen to like since I enjoy hanging out with Aussies. Still, we need to be up there with them.

[edhopper]

3. For a brief period

post WWII to the Reagan Presidency, we were a nation that worked at building and helping the middle class. Since the 80s we have been a nation that only works for the wealthy. the other industrial nations still benefit the workers (though austerity is putting a dent in that)

We see the results here.

[ladjf]

4. Your brief, direct, simple paragraph gives an accurate overview of America's economic history

for post WWII to the Reagan Presidency. Simple as that, but oh so destructive to the quality
of life for everyone except the very wealthy. The question is, can this terrible trend be reversed?

[edhopper]

9. Only if a large majority of Americans realize

how destructive the GOP is.

They did after the Great Depression and kept them out of power for decades in Congress.

After the 2007 crash they forgot in a couple of years.

[ladjf]

11. I admire the way you think. I'll keep a look out for more posts by you. nt

[edhopper]

14. Thank you.

[reformist2]

6. Six countries have median wealth over $100K?! Wow. Mind-blowing numbers.

I eliminated "Great Britain" due to double-counting on the part of whoever made the chart.

[In_The_Wind]

7. I'm not ready to die.

[GeorgeGist]

8. We're #1!

The U.S. Leads the Globe in Inequality: If the country’s total wealth were distributed evenly among adults, we would all be worth more than $260,000.

http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/the-wealth-of-nations-the-u-s-leads-the-globe-in-inequality-63151/

[ladjf]

12. This wealth chart needs to be widely circulated in the U.S. It dramatically shows what has

happened to our Country.

[City Lights]

13. Wow, this is stunning!

Thanks for sharing!