Financial inequality became even wider in the United States
last year, with average income for the top 1 percent of households surging 7.7
percent to US$1.36 million.
Income for the richest sliver rose twice as fast as it did
for the remaining 99 percent of households.
Income growth last
year was greatest among the super-wealthy — the top 0.1 percent of households.
Their incomes climbed nearly 9 percent to an average of US$6.75 million.
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