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magical thyme

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46. ha! here is a pie chart that almost answers you for the US:

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 04:03 PM

Mar 2015

The top 20% owns 92%

It seems a safe bet that the top 25% owns close to 95%. It all depends on how that last 7% is divied up.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/10/03/334156/top-five-wealthiest-one-percent/

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