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Monday, February 7, 2011

U.S. More Unequal Than Egypt, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, China, Venezuela



Conservatives have been celebrating the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan this weekend, a  president who did more than any other to popularize anti-tax, anti-union and anti-poor sentiments even among the poor and working classes. Since Regan’s reign, the gap between the rich and the poor has escalated rapidly.

According to the CIA World Factbook, the U.S. is now ranked as the 42nd “most unequal” country in the world, whereas Egypt is the 90th.

Here’s the list:
1
70.7
2003

2
65.0
2005

3
63.2
1995

4
63.0
1993

5
62.9
1989


7
59.2
2001

8
58.5
2009

9
58.2
2009

10
56.7
2005

11
56.2
2007

12
56.1
2003

13
55.1
2007

14
54.9
2003

15
53.8
2003

16
53.3
2007

17
53.2
2009

18
52.4
2002

19
50.9
1996

20
50.8
2004

21
50.5
1995

22
50.4
2001

23
50.2
1998

24
50.1
2006

25
49.9
2005

26
49.6
2009

27
49.0
2007

28
48.2
2008

29
48.1
2008

30
48.0
2008

31
47.9
2009

32
47.5
2001

33
47.3
2002

34
47.2
2008

35
46.8
2000

36
46.1
2002

37
45.8
2006

38
45.7
2009

39
45.7
2002

40
45.5
2004

41
45.2
2006

42
45.0
2007

43
44.6
2001

44
44.6
2002

45
44.5
2006

46
43.7
2003

47
43.2
1999

48
43.1
2001

49
43.0
2007 est.

50
43.0
2006

51
42.5
2008 est.

52
42.4
1998

53
42.2
2009

54
41.5
2007

55
41.3
2001

56
41.0
2007

57
41.0
2009

58
40.9
2005 est.

59
40.8
2009

60
40.8
1998

61
40.1
2001

62
40.0
2005 est.

63
39.7
2007

64
39.5
2007

65
39.4
2005-06

66
39.4
2005

67
39.2
2008

68
39.0
2003

69
39.0
2004

70
39.0
2006 est.

71
39.0
2000

72
38.5
2007

73
38.1
2006

74
38.1
2002

75
38.0
2002 est.

76
37.7
2005

77
37.0
2006

78
37.0
2004

79
36.8
2004

80
36.8
2003

81
36.5
2001

82
36.5
2003

83
36.2
1997

84
36.0
2005

85
36.0
2005

86
35.3
1995

87
34.9
2005

88
34.6
2002

89
34.6
2000

90
34.4
2001

91
34.0
2008

92
34.0
2005

93
33.7
2008

94
33.2
2005

95
33.2
2003

96
33.0
2005

97
32.8
2002

98
32.7
2008

99
32.6
2006

100
32.1
2005

101
32.0
2006

102
32.0
2005

103
32.0
2008

104
31.4
2009

105
31.0
2006

106
31.0
2005 est.

107
30.9
2007

108
30.7
2008

109
30.6
FY07/08

110
30.5
2006

111
30.3
2003

112
30.0
2000

113
30.0
2003

114
29.8
2008

115
29.5
2007

116
29.0
2008

117
29.0
2005

118
29.0
2007

119
28.8
2008

120
28.4
2008

121
28.0
2005

122
28.0
2005

123
28.0
2006

124
27.9
2005

125
27.0
2006

126
26.7
2005

127
26.0
2007

128
26.0
2007

129
26.0
2008


130
26.0
2005

131
26.0
2005

132
26.0
2005

133
25.0
2008

134
23.0
2005


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