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Interesting statistic: In every economic recovery until 1982, working people captured more than 80 percent of the value of the recovery. Since 1982, the top 10 percent has captured 90 percent of the value of the economic recovery.

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Julianne Malveaux
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 22
Economist
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Radio Personality
San Francisco County
California
Julianne Marie Malveaux
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