That little green box in the lower right represents the 1% of Americans who control 34.6% of the wealth. The other 99 boxes represent the rest of us. Why is that a problem? Because severe income inequality makes the economy worse. And while most Americans believe we're a pretty egalitarian society (and would like it to be more so), the truth is our income equality sucks, looking more and more like a developing country.
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