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Here's What The 99% Are Angry About
Wonder what all this "Occupy" hubbub is really all about? Here's a quick guide. For even more in-depth analysis, check out Henry Blodget's post at BI.com.
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Unemployment is at a 30 year high.
It was worse... barely... under Reagan.
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Many people have given up looking for work.
The "participation rate" is down.
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Long term unemployment is way, way up.
Twice as many people have been unemployed for over six months than at any time in the last sixty years.
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CEOs are doing fine, too.
CEO pay has gone up 300% in twenty years.
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Income inequality is really getting pretty bad.
The bottom eighty percent own about 7% of the country's total wealth.
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Credit for this post should go to Henry Blodget at businessinsider.com
There's lots more, go check it out. I just thought of something... Henry did all the heavy lifting, while I'm taking all the credit. Hey, maybe he should go protest me! Goodness knows I deserve it. Either that, or I deserve a raise.
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