# Why should I/Anyone care (that/if) 99% of the wealth is held by 1% of the people?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 26, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-anyone-care-that-if-99-of-the-wealth-is-held-by-1-of-the-people/551553 "2010-08-26T17:04:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-anyone-care-that-if-99-of-the-wealth-is-held-by-1-of-the-people/551553/61 "2010-09-01T20:30:56Z")

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Because with imbalance comes unrest.

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