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jjeaff
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Myths of the 1 Percent: What’s Putting People at t...
That is the favorite to parrot around. It's not that impressive considering the large percentage of the world's population has a negative net worth.
http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2014/04/04/stop-adding...
hn_throwaway_99
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That quote also included the comparison to the
median
family net worth.
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The quote says, "... the bottom 61 percent of the country combined, a staggering 194 million people." It's not comparing the number to the world's population.
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