The 85 richest people in the world own more than the bottom 50% of the entire globe. Think of it: 3,600,000,000 people live on less than those 85.

Kevin said it best: "No more bigotoni!"

Consider-in 1979 “Wal-Mart employed 21,000 workers”, “General Motors employed 618,000”, and “the average CEO…was paid 35.2 times what an average worker was paid”. Flash forward to 2008 (and draw your own conclusions): “Wal-Mart employed 1.4 million”, “General Motors employed 92,053”, and “the average CEO…was paid 275.4 times what an average worker ( Read more... )

Now, via danthered: How the other half 99% lives.

The Top One Percent

These numbers do not lie. This is where the wealth of this nation has gone.