Think through the implications of those numbers you've posted, and particularly think about what that might imply about the distribution of wealth in the US. T

Think through the implications of those numbers you've posted, and particularly think about what that might imply about the distribution of wealth in the US. The bottom 60% of the US population has around 5% of the aggregate wealth. That's the majority of the population. The top 20% of the US population possess 84% of the wealth. And the curve is very steep, too; the top tenth of a percent holds a whole lot of that wealth, and it's increasing rapidly. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec11/makingsense_08-16.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec11/makingsen...