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But the stubborn problem of long-term unemployment is only getting worse. long-term joblessness is up 213% because many have given up looking for work. the income inequality gap between the richest 1% and the rest of america is broad and it's widening. the top 1% of u.s. earners collected nearly 20% of household income last year. executive pay is still staggering. the median pay package for the top 200 ceos at billion-dollar public companies was over $15 million last year. that was up 16% from 2011. at the same time, wages have been flat for average americans. the average wage improved slightl...

The median income in this country is $27,519. now, i'll be the first one to tell you make a hell of a lot more money that, but this is where america is, okay? that's where they are. you know, it's not really easy to live off $27,000 a year. a lot of people are working two jobs and trying to make end's meet and a lot of those folks don't have insurance, let alone have the men to buy health insurance. if you get sick and you have junk insurance or you have no insurance at all, at this annual rate of income, you're not in a real good place. in fact, you're in a pretty tough spot. of course, it de...