• 81% increase in net worth enjoyed by top 5% of wealthiest US households between 1979-2005
• 1.1% decrease in net worth experienced by lowest 20% of income households during the same period
• 50% the amount that US worker productivity has increased since 1970 while average wages declined
• $20.3 billion the amount paid out in Wall Street bonuses in 2009
• 38% amount of total US income growth that went to the top .1% of Americans between 1978-2008
• 400 number of American families whose income quintupled from $16 million to $87 million from 1992-2007
• 13% the average income loss experienced by American families during that same period
• 99 the increase in new American billionaires between 2001-2007 bringing the total to 400
• 18.6% the number of American families with zero net worth
• 17 million number of US households that experienced food insecurity in 2008
• 200,000 number of US veterans who are homeless on any given night
• 1.35 million number of US children who experience homelessness in a twelve month period
• 25% reduction in public housing vouchers between 1999-2006
• $114 billion reduction in federal funding for affordable housing between 2004-2007
• 13.2 per centage of US citizens living below the official poverty level
• 14.4 million number of US children living below poverty level
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