99% v 1%: the data behind the Occupy movement | Animation | World news | guardian.co.uk
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It has been the rallying cry of the #Occupy_movement for the past two months - but is the US really split 99% v 1%? As poverty and inequality reach record levels, how much richer have the rich got? This animation explains what the key data says about the state of America today
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Is it really 99% v 1%? It has become the rallying cry of the Occupy Wall Street movement - and the Occupy protests around the world. But is it true?
This is the data behind this animation, produced by Guardian interactive designer Mariana Santos. And that data does show some people have done better out of America’s economic booms of the last 20 years than others - as this report from the Congressional Budget Office shows too.