They asked people what they thought each pentile (1/5th) of Britain's total wealth should have, How much they thought they actually had
and then they showed how much they really had.
Fifth | Should | Believed | Actual |
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poorest | 15 | 9 | 0.6
next | 17 | 12 | 5
middle | 19 | 16 | 11
second to top | 22 | 22 | 21
richest | 27 | 42 | 62
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They say:
If current trends continue, we will have reached Victorian levels of inequality in 20 years.
Sick isn't it?
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