Trying To Get Richer? Here’s Why You Can Pretty Much Give Up Now.

American wealth distribution in the past 30 years: Imagine picking up a rubber band and stretching it. Now put that rubber band down immediately, because someone in the top 1% just bought that rubber band and every other rubber band on the planet. Also, he’s suing you for touching his rubber band.

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Rollie Williams

Mar 7, 2013

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