1. Here is your ideal map.
It is 1000 feet from the sidewalk in front of Little to the steps of Gorgas Library. That 1000 feet – the dashed line - represents 100 % of all the wealth in the US.
By drawing 4 lines across the dashed line, you can show what percentage of all the wealth in the United States you think should belong to each wealth quintile of people. How big a section of this line do you believe:
The least wealthy 20% should have?
The next least wealthy 20%?
The middle 20%?
The next wealthy 20%?
The wealthiest 20%?
Where would you put your lines?

2. Here is your real map.
Imagine the dashed line represents 100% of all wealth every American has.
By drawing 4 lines across the dashed line, you can show what percentage of all the wealth in the United States belongs to each quintile of earners. How big a section of this line do you think:
The least wealthy 20% have?
The next least wealthy 20%?
The middle 20%?
The next wealthy 20%?
The wealthiest 20%?
How much do you think the top 5%
have?
How about the top 1%?

3. Here is our map, with 2010 figures.
In our class of 36 students, 15 students would be sitting on the porch of Little – their net worth is too low to make it to the sidewalk.
7 students would be able to take one step into the grass.
7 students would be able to sit on the benches where the sidewalks meet.
3 students could cross University Boulevard.
2 students could go about 20 feet into the quad.
1 student could go as far as Nott Hall.
1 student could sit on the steps of Gorgas Library.
Wolff, E.N. (2012) retrieved from:

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