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Mind the Gap!

Mind the Gap!. Wealth Disparity in America A Workshop By NETWORK Education Program Adapted from work by United for a Fair Economy www.networklobby.org/campaign/mind-the-gap. NETWORK.

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Mind the Gap!

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  1. Mind the Gap! Wealth Disparity in America A Workshop By NETWORK Education Program Adapted from work by United for a Fair Economy www.networklobby.org/campaign/mind-the-gap

  2. NETWORK a Catholic leader in the global movement for justice and peace—educates, organizes and lobbies for economic and social transformation. A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  3. Mind the Gap! 4 basic questions: What is the wealth gap? Why does the gap matter? How did we get here? What can we do to fix it? A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  4. What is wealth? Wealth is the value of everything you own, minus what you owe. You own your income plus your assets, and you owe your debt. All together that equals your wealth. (Income + Assets) – Debt = Wealth A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  5. Where is the United States’ Wealth? A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  6. Ownership of Household Wealth in the U.S. in 2009 The total net worth of the top 1% =$21.9 Trillion The total net worth of the bottom 90% = $18.4 Trillion A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  7. Household Median Net Worth (Wealth) by Race, 2009 A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  8. Why does this matter? www.networklobby.org/nep/blog/video-3-why-you-should-mind-gap www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vO8rXkaRE&feature=player_embedded A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  9. How Did We Get Here? A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  10. Real Family Income Growth by Quintile & for Top 5% & 1%, 1979-2009 A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  11. Real Family Income Growth by Quintile & for Top 5%, 1947-1979 A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  12. 1947-1979 vs. 1979-2009 A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  13. Rule Changes Since the 1970s A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  14. The Minimum Wage & the Living Wage, 1968-2009 68 A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  15. The Wheel of Misfortune A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  16. The Wheel of Shared Prosperity A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  17. Mind the Gap! • Learn More! • Fact Sheets • Videos • Quizzes • Be Heard! • Sign the petition to the White House • Advocate with NETWORKto close the gap (get weekly Legislative Updates) • Spread the word; host your own discussion in a classroom, at a church, or in your living room www.networklobby.org/campaign/mind-the-gap A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

  18. THANK YOU for Minding the Gap! Please email other suggestions, requests, or questions to mindthegap@networklobby.org A Project of NETWORK Education Program with United for a Fair Economy

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