Record Corporate Profits, the GOP's Wet Dream - But where's the ' Trickle-Down ' ?
CARTOON: http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/sites/default/files/images/stei101130_cmyk-1.jpg Two-thirds of the nation's total income gains from 2002 to 2007 flowed to the top 1 percent of U.S. households, and that top 1 percent held a larger share of income in 2007 than at any time since 1928 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2908 Since 2009, 88 Percent Of Income Growth Went To Corporate Profits, Just One Percent Went To Wages http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/06/30/258388/corporate-profits-recovery/ The richest 1% of Americans -- those making $380,000 or more -- have seen their incomes grow 33% over the last 20 years, leaving average Americans in the dust. http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/16/news/economy/middle_class/index.htm The Rise of the SUPER RICH - See Chart: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/2011/02/16/news/economy/middle_class/chart-rise-of-super-rich-2.top.gif
