Return of the Gilded Age*
"Here's a truism: The wealthiest 1 percent have never had it so good."According to government figures, 1 percenters' share of America's total income is the highest it's been since 1929, and their tax rates are the lowest they've faced in two decades."
Read David Sirota's column here.
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* The term "Gilded Age" was coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in their 1873 book, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. It refers to a time known for extravagant displays of wealth and excess of America's upper-class
posted by Jacqueline Dowd @ 9:39 PM
1 Comments:
wow. He hit THAT on the head.
It is absolutely swinish. My direct approach perhaps why I will never be mark twain. L O L
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