Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%

What percentage of Americans take nearly a quarter of the nation's income?

• 1%

• 10%

• 25%

• 40%

In terms of wealth, what percentage is controlled by the top 1 percent?

• 12%

• 25%

• 33%

• 40%

How much have the incomes of the top 1 percent risen over the past decade?

• 12%

• 18%

• 25%

• 33%

What has happened to the incomes of those in the middle?

• Risen

• Remained the same

• Fallen

• Doubled

Which continent has the highest income equality among America's closest counterparts?

• Australia

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

What theory justifies higher incomes with higher productivity and contribution to society?

• Marginal-productivity theory

• Supply and demand theory

• Trickle-down theory

• Monopoly theory

What sector did many talented young people go into instead of fields that would lead to a more productive and healthy economy?

• Finance

• Education

• Technology

• Healthcare

What is one of the reasons why a modern economy requires government investment?

• To increase income inequality

• To reduce efficiency

• To create collective action

• To benefit the top 1 percent

What is one of the effects of growing inequality on society?

• Increased empathy

• Improved foreign policy

• Decreased alienation

• Distorted sense of identity

What did Alexis de Tocqueville describe as a chief part of the peculiar genius of American society?

• Self-interest properly understood

• Noble idealism

• Common welfare

• Business pragmatism