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In reply to the discussion: I wish the economy would hurry up and reach those of us at the bottom. [View all]hay rick
(7,600 posts)25. Hope things improve for you.
Being poor sucks. Cold comfort- you are not alone in waiting for the economy to turn around. How the economy has changed since 1979: http://www.epi.org/publication/ib347-earnings-top-one-percent-rebound-strongly/
Between 1979 and 2011, income groups have seen the following changes in their share of all wage income (taken from Table2):
percentile............1979.........2011
99.9+..................1.6%........4.7%
99.0-99.9.............5.7%........8.4%
90-99.................22.8%......25.7%
0-90...................69.8%......61.2%
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I wish the economy would hurry up and reach those of us at the bottom. [View all]
VenusRising
Feb 2013
OP
Those heartless, greedy bastards wouldn't make it 20 minutes in the life of a poor child.
VenusRising
Feb 2013
#18
I wish for that too. I'm 54 and have maybe 4 or 5 years where I wasn't worried all the time.
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#28
My ex-family, were/are obsessed by money. Everyone is judged based on how much they have or what
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#31
I do not miss it one bit. I can no longer allow someone to abuse me because they 'love' me.
Mnemosyne
Feb 2013
#52
I'm so sorry to read this. It doesn't help, but you're not alone and there are enough
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#53