According to David Clay Johnston, as reported by Reuters, “anyone who wants to understand the enduring nature of Occupy Wall Street and similar protests across the country need only look at the first official data on 2010 paychecks”. Chart-I below displays data released Wednesday, December 29, on income in the United States for 2010. According to chart-I below, the median income in the United States decreased by 1.2 percent to an annual income of $26,364.
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