S O YOU WANT TO BE A MILLIONAIRE ??? Class and economic inequality.

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S O YOU WANT TO BE A MILLIONAIRE ??? Class and economic inequality

Q UESTION #1 In the United States, the richest 20 percent of earners earn what percentage of the income? 50 percent 40 percent 30 percent 20 percent

Q UESTION #2 What percentage of the wealth of the United States is owned by the richest 1% of the population? 15 percent 22 percent 34 percent 50 percent

Q UESTION #3 How much did real household income grow between 1984 and 2008 for the top 20 percent of the population? 9 percent 13 percent 20 percent 40 percent

Q UESTION #4 What is the federal minimum wage? $3.65/hour $7.25/hour $8.10/hour $10.00/hour

Q UESTION #5 What is the federal poverty level for a family of two adults and two children? $23,000/year $32,000/year $40,000/year $48,000/year

Q UESTION #6 What percentage of the population in the United States falls under the federal poverty level? 5% 10% 15% 20%

Q UESTION #7 Which age group in the United States experiences the highest rates of poverty? Under Over 65

Q UESTION #8 The largest number of those living under the poverty line are: White/Caucasian Black/African-American Hispanic/Latino Asian/Asian-American

Q UESTION #9 Which of these countries has the highest level of income inequality? United States India Ukraine Denmark

Q UESTION #10 Which of the following entities has the largest monetary value? Saudi Arabia BP British Petroleum Vietnam Wal-mart

Q UESTION #1 In the United States, the richest 20 percent of earners earn what percentage of the income? 50 percent 40 percent 30 percent 20 percent

Q UESTION #2 What percentage of the wealth of the United States is owned by the richest 1% of the population? 15 percent 22 percent 34 percent 50 percent

Q UESTION #3 How much did real household income grow between 1984 and 2008 for the top 20 percent of the population? 9 percent 13 percent 20 percent 40 percent

Q UESTION #4 What is the federal minimum wage? $3.65/hour $7.25/hour $8.10/hour $10.00/hour

Q UESTION #5 What is the federal poverty level for a family of two adults and two children? $23,000/year $32,000/year $40,000/year $48,000/year

Minimum wage compared to poverty levels. tool/individual-minimum-wage-versus-family-poverty- threshold

Q UESTION #6 What percentage of the population in the United States falls under the federal poverty level? 5% 10% 15% 20%

Q UESTION #7 Which age group in the United States experiences the highest rates of poverty? Under Over 65

Q UESTION #8 The largest number of those living under the poverty line are: White/Caucasian Black/African-American Hispanic/Latino Asian/Asian-American

Q UESTION #9 Which of these countries has the highest level of income inequality? United States India Ukraine Denmark

Q UESTION #10 Which of the following entities has the largest monetary value? Saudi Arabia BP British Petroleum Vietnam Wal-mart