...the four hundred richest U.S. taxpayers had a combined income in 2000 that exceeded the combined incomes of four of the countries of Mr. Bush's tropical tour. The difference was astounding: the $57 billion in combined income of Botswana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda was the income of 161 million people, who average $350 in income per year, whereas the $69 billion was the income of four hundred individuals.

# posted by Gerry Canavan @ 10:04 AM  |