Bubble winners-400 people
As thetrader has been writing extensively about during the past months, the increasing polarization of the Us society is becoming a problem long term. Just imagine, 15% of the population eat of foodstamps, while 400 persons account for 10% of ALL Capital gains tax! It doesn’t get more Capitalistic. For further insight into inequalities within the American society, read the book by Emanuel Todd. Below some thoughts from Krugman,
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/30/who-benefits-from-bubbles/