Back in 1996, the developed world's top 10 percent took home 8.9 times the income of the bottom 10 percent. That gap in 2010: 9.8 times. Over those same years, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports, the U.S. gap between top and bottom 10 percent rose from 12.5 to 15.9 times.
Back in 1996, the developed world's top 10 percent took home 8.9 times the income of the bottom 10 percent. That gap in 2010: 9.8 times. Over those same years, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports, the U.S. gap between top and bottom 10 percent rose from 12.5 to 15.9 times.