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22 Statistics That Prove The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Of Existence In America
この記事で紹介されているstatisticsをここに並べてみますね。特に私が気になるところを太線にしてみます。
-83 percent of all U.S. stocks are in the hands of 1 percent of the people.
-61 percent of Americans "always or usually" live paycheck to paycheck, which was up from 49 percent in 2008 and 43 percent in 2007.
-66% of the income growth between 2001 and 2007 went to the top 1% of all Americans.
-36 percent of Americans say that they don't contribute anything to retirement savings.
-A staggering 43 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 saved up for retirement.
-24% of American workers say that they have postponed their planned retirement age in the past year.
-Over 1.4 million Americans filed for personal bankruptcy in 2009, which represented a 32 percent increase over 2008.
-Only the top 5 percent of U.S. households have earned enough additional income to match the rise in housing costs since 1975.
-For the first time in U.S. history, banks own a greater share of residential housing net worth in the United States than all individual Americans put together.
-In 1950, the ratio of the average executive's paycheck to the average worker's paycheck was about 30 to 1. Since the year 2000, that ratio has exploded to between 300 to 500 to one.
-As of 2007, the bottom 80 percent of American households held about 7% of the liquid financial assets.
-The bottom 50 percent of income earners in the United States now collectively own less than 1 percent of the nation’s wealth.
-Average Wall Street bonuses for 2009 were up 17 percent when compared with 2008.
-In the United States, the average federal worker now earns 60% MORE than the average worker in the private sector.
-The top 1% of U.S. households own nearly twice as much of America's corporate wealth as they did just 15 years ago.
-In America today, the average time needed to find a job has risen to a record 35.2 weeks.
-More than 40% of Americans who actually are employed are now working in service jobs, which are often very low paying.
-For the first time in U.S. history, more than 40 million Americans are on food stamps, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that number will go up to 43 million Americans in 2011.
-This is what American workers now must compete against: in China a garment worker makes approximately 86 cents an hour and in Cambodia a garment worker makes approximately 22 cents an hour.
-Despite the financial crisis, the number of millionaires in the United States rose a whopping 16 percent to 7.8 million in 2009.
-Approximately 21 percent of all children in the United States are living below the poverty line in 2010 - the highest rate in 20 years.
-The top 10% of Americans now earn around 50% of our national income.
この記事では、製造業なんかが安い国に行ってしまったためにアメリカ中間層に仕事がなくなっているということと、ごく一部のリッチがよりリッチになり、貧富の差が広がるばかりというのを言いたいようですね。
確かにそうだと思います。
でも、そういうシステムにしてしまったのだから、仕方が無い。中国もリッチも責める事はできないです。
だけれど、私が太線にしたようなことって、もう中間層以下のレベルでしょう？それが４０％だなんだって。。。心配になるわ。
アメリカって中小企業が大事だと思うんですよ。それが新しいビジネスを産んで、中間層の雇用と生活を支えなくちゃいけない。でもなんだか、そこが縮小している。
銀行の貸し渋りもあるだろうし、保険やなんかがどんどん高くなっているのもあるし、高い最低賃金だとかそういう問題もあるし。
一時期、住宅やローン、住宅建設関連の仕事ばかりになってしまったのが、今なくなっているというのもありますよね。また、住宅を梃子にした消費が冷え込んでしまい、販売業やサービス業にも影響が出ましたものね。
私も実際にアメリカの知り合いから、厳しい状況をいろいろ聞きます。
アメリカに帰りたいという気持ちはありますし、こういう中でも頑張っていくしかないとは思うのですが、正直、子供を連れて本当にやっていけるのか？というと、自信がありません。
みなさんの実感としてはどうですか？
22 Statistics That Prove The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Of Existence In America
この記事で紹介されているstatisticsをここに並べてみますね。特に私が気になるところを太線にしてみます。
-83 percent of all U.S. stocks are in the hands of 1 percent of the people.
-61 percent of Americans "always or usually" live paycheck to paycheck, which was up from 49 percent in 2008 and 43 percent in 2007.
-66% of the income growth between 2001 and 2007 went to the top 1% of all Americans.
-36 percent of Americans say that they don't contribute anything to retirement savings.
-A staggering 43 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 saved up for retirement.
-24% of American workers say that they have postponed their planned retirement age in the past year.
-Over 1.4 million Americans filed for personal bankruptcy in 2009, which represented a 32 percent increase over 2008.
-Only the top 5 percent of U.S. households have earned enough additional income to match the rise in housing costs since 1975.
-For the first time in U.S. history, banks own a greater share of residential housing net worth in the United States than all individual Americans put together.
-In 1950, the ratio of the average executive's paycheck to the average worker's paycheck was about 30 to 1. Since the year 2000, that ratio has exploded to between 300 to 500 to one.
-As of 2007, the bottom 80 percent of American households held about 7% of the liquid financial assets.
-The bottom 50 percent of income earners in the United States now collectively own less than 1 percent of the nation’s wealth.
-Average Wall Street bonuses for 2009 were up 17 percent when compared with 2008.
-In the United States, the average federal worker now earns 60% MORE than the average worker in the private sector.
-The top 1% of U.S. households own nearly twice as much of America's corporate wealth as they did just 15 years ago.
-In America today, the average time needed to find a job has risen to a record 35.2 weeks.
-More than 40% of Americans who actually are employed are now working in service jobs, which are often very low paying.
-For the first time in U.S. history, more than 40 million Americans are on food stamps, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that number will go up to 43 million Americans in 2011.
-This is what American workers now must compete against: in China a garment worker makes approximately 86 cents an hour and in Cambodia a garment worker makes approximately 22 cents an hour.
-Despite the financial crisis, the number of millionaires in the United States rose a whopping 16 percent to 7.8 million in 2009.
-Approximately 21 percent of all children in the United States are living below the poverty line in 2010 - the highest rate in 20 years.
-The top 10% of Americans now earn around 50% of our national income.
この記事では、製造業なんかが安い国に行ってしまったためにアメリカ中間層に仕事がなくなっているということと、ごく一部のリッチがよりリッチになり、貧富の差が広がるばかりというのを言いたいようですね。
確かにそうだと思います。
でも、そういうシステムにしてしまったのだから、仕方が無い。中国もリッチも責める事はできないです。
だけれど、私が太線にしたようなことって、もう中間層以下のレベルでしょう？それが４０％だなんだって。。。心配になるわ。
アメリカって中小企業が大事だと思うんですよ。それが新しいビジネスを産んで、中間層の雇用と生活を支えなくちゃいけない。でもなんだか、そこが縮小している。
銀行の貸し渋りもあるだろうし、保険やなんかがどんどん高くなっているのもあるし、高い最低賃金だとかそういう問題もあるし。
一時期、住宅やローン、住宅建設関連の仕事ばかりになってしまったのが、今なくなっているというのもありますよね。また、住宅を梃子にした消費が冷え込んでしまい、販売業やサービス業にも影響が出ましたものね。
私も実際にアメリカの知り合いから、厳しい状況をいろいろ聞きます。
アメリカに帰りたいという気持ちはありますし、こういう中でも頑張っていくしかないとは思うのですが、正直、子供を連れて本当にやっていけるのか？というと、自信がありません。
みなさんの実感としてはどうですか？
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