A person's social class is their position in society, highly determined by their income and wealth. Because class is closely related to one's wealth, class inequality involves the uneven distribution of wealth. In the United States, the wealth distribution is highly unequal creating immense wealth only a few. A study at New York University discovered that 20% of Americans own 85% of the wealth while the bottom 80% owns only 15%. These results are reiterated in this image which illustrates how much the upper 20% owns. The image also shows that many are not aware of the extent of wealth inequality and would like the distribution to be more even.
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