Oh, are we getting ripped off. And now we’ve got the data to prove it. From 2009 to 2011, the richest 8 million families (the top 7%) on average saw their wealth rise from $1.7 million to $2.5 million each. Meanwhile the rest of us—the bottom 93% (that’s 111 million families)—suffered on average a decline of $6,000 each. Continue reading →