[BITList] Fwd: West Virginia's poor feel the pinch: 'It's a choice: your medicine or your food' | World news | The Guardian

[M.j. Feltham]

In this article it states that the richest 1% more than doubled between 1980 and 2008, from 8% to 18%.  They make an average US$ 1.3M after tax, while the poorest  20% take home US$ 17,700 !

Mike
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/12/west-virginia-poverty-inequality-election?INTCMP=SRCH