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Which Greedy Banker Said It? Play the Wall St. Quotes Game

Carrie Sloan

At the height of the Wall Street financial scandal that rocked this country into near economic ruin, bankers were ablaze with greed. To mark the approaching two-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act , the think tank Demos has compiled some of the more colorful quotes from this group and challenges you to guess who said them.

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46.1 Million Americans in Poverty and More at New Poverty Tracker

46.1 Million Americans in Poverty and More at New Poverty Tracker

One of the most fascinating parts of the fantastic new interactive chart on U.S. poverty from Demos is the timeline—move the marker from 1967 to 2010 and get a visual blast of just how poverty rates in this nation have shifted—ultimately, increasing—as the fruit of the nation’s growing economy has been sucked up by the top 1 percent.

In 1967, 14.5 percent of Americans were poor, living on less than $17,400 for a family of three. In 2010, the last year for which data are available, that percentage is 15.2—some 46.1 million Americans in poverty.

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