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Top 1% Getting 95% of Income Gains: Is Washington Responsible?
Lauren Lyster, Daily Ticker – TRANSCEND Media Service, 23 Sep 2013

The study by economists Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty also found that the top 1% of earners enjoyed 95% of the income gains since the recession ended. Why have incomes for most Americans hardly moved while those of the top earners took off? It could come down to that old adage: it takes money to make money.

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