99 to 1

Index

1 percent: of corporations, 49–58

definition of, 20–23

diversity of, 19–20, 23–28

global, 28–31

government help for, 39–40

income of, 21–22

influence and power of, 33–40

lobbying by, 36, 37

motivations of, 83–85

overview of, 19–31

responsibility for inequalities and, 5

rule changes by, 8, 17

in support of 99 percent, 5, 81–85, 123

taxes on, 101–103, 115–116

top of the, 26–28

wealth of, 22–23, 72

99 percent: agenda of, 42–44

common ground of, 46–47

declining power of, 42–44

declining wealth of, 41

diversity within, 44–46

99 percent movement: 1 percent in support of, 5, 81–85, 123

emergence of, 11–12, 77–85

personal stories from, 11–12

public perceptions and, 10–11

websites, 2–3

99 to 1 framework, 4–5, 19

accountability, 53, 56, 58, 105