In 2012, the top 10 percent of income earners in the U.S. received a 50.4 percent share of the total income. Income inequality has not been this drastic since 1928, the year before the U.S. fell over the economic precipice and into the Great Depression.
In 2012, the top 10 percent of income earners in the U.S. received a 50.4 percent share of the total income. Income inequality has not been this drastic since 1928, the year before the U.S. fell over the economic precipice and into the Great Depression.