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Janet Yellen: Over the last 20 years, the top 1 percent of earners has grown by more than 86 percent while incomes for the remaining…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
Over the last 20 years, the top 1 percent of earners has grown by more than 86 percent while incomes for the remaining 99 percent have grown by less than 7 percent.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen highlights income inequality trends over two decades.

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