U.S. Inequality Index

• 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