http://dagblog.com/link/has-america-become-oligarchy-12049 Comments for "Has America Become an Oligarchy?" en http://dagblog.com/comment/138994#comment-138994 <a id="comment-138994"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/has-america-become-oligarchy-12049">Has America Become an Oligarchy?</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Interactive graphic regarding the "one percent" @</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/10/30/nyregion/where-the-one-percent-fit-in-the-hierarchy-of-income.html">Where the One Percent Fit in the Hierarchy of Income</a></p> <p><em>New York Times,</em> October 28, 2011</p> <p><em>The Occupy Wall Street protests have set off an enduring conversation in the city concerning what has come to be known as the 99 percent. There has also been a collateral conversation about the richer and remaining 1 percent. Here is the hierarchy of income that underlies the conversation. The volume of each section represents the number of American families in each category, based on a study of 2006 tax returns by Emmanuel Saez of Berkeley. Selected individual salaries are from publicly available sources.</em></p> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:29:40 +0000 artappraiser comment 138994 at http://dagblog.com http://dagblog.com/comment/138979#comment-138979 <a id="comment-138979"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/has-america-become-oligarchy-12049">Has America Become an Oligarchy?</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Ummm....gee, that's a toughie.  </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">YES !</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p>Next question.....</p> </div></div></div> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:44:38 +0000 cmaukonen comment 138979 at http://dagblog.com