One in 2 Americans are poor or low income

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/15/9461848-dismal-prospects-1-in-2-americans-are-now-poor-or-low-income

EXCERPT:  Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income.

Ah, but the good (obscene) news is that corporate CEO salaries rose by 27% this past year!  (Seen any of that "tricklin' down"? Are you ready to join the Occupy 99% yet?)