MSNBC Ayman October 17, 2021 03:14:00
0.1% but my next guest says it's the upper middle class, those in the next 9.9% that are really drivers of inequality in this country. joining me is matthew stuart, the author of the new book the 9.9%. it's great to have you, matthew. this is a book that's caught my attention this week, it's been making headlines and i wanted to talk to you about it and we're seeing it in realtime play out. let's talk about inequality here for the moment. at the end of 2019 in the u.s., the bottom 50% held just 1.5% of all wealth in this country while the top 1% held 34.9%. the 9% after them held even more at ...