"It turns out that the Wall Street bonus pool in 2014 was roughly twice the total annual earnings of..."

“It turns out that the Wall Street bonus pool in 2014 was roughly twice the total annual earnings of all Americans working full time at the federal minimum wage.

You read that right: Just the annual bonuses for just the sliver of Americans who work just in finance just in New York City dwarfed the combined year-round earnings of all Americans earning the federal minimum wage.”

- ‘Inequality Is a Choice’ - NYTimes.com (via wilwheaton)