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- A 30 nation survey of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) in 2008 placed the poverty rate of the U.S.A. only above Mexico and
Turkey. In the United States, the richest 10 percent earn an average of $93,000 — the highest level in this 30 nation
survey. The poorest 10 percent earn an average of $5,800 — about 20 percent lower than the average of the 30 nation
survey. The U.S.A.’s top executives are earning in some cases as high as 400 percent more than the average
employee. This has demolished health care and pensions at many
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