More Americans Say U.S. Split into Haves/Have-Nots


	More Americans Say U.S. Split into Haves/Have-Nots

dmegivern

7-12-2008 5:13 AM

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7-12-2008 12:41 PM

tabsey

Three groups - the 5% at the top who control the wealth; the people who organise the slaves; the have nots who do the work and die in battles ( and have to rely on drugs to survive, or try to get up a ladder ).

7-12-2008 2:10 PM

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7-12-2008 9:44 PM

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Nearly half of Americans, 49%, now say the nation is divided into two groups: the "haves" and the "have-nots." 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