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November 10th 2011

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The Second Gilded Age: Has America Become an Oligarchy? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International (via mediafuturist)

Posted at 3:45pm and tagged with: economic, inequality,.

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In 1980, American CEOs earned 42 times more than the average employee. Today, that figure has skyrocketed to more than 300 times. Last year, 25 of the country’s highest-paid CEOs earned more than their companies paid in taxes.
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