Forward Progressives — Obama’s Claim about the Income of the Top 1% Compared to Typical Families Confirmed True

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Forward Progressives — Obama’s Claim about the Income of the Top 1% Compared to Typical Families Confirmed True:

 "“The income of the top 1 percent nearly quadrupled from 1979 to 2007, but the typical family’s incomes barely budged.”
Which prompted the fact checking website Politifact to investigate his claim—and they found his statement to be true."

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