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If you were super rich it went down too. The 400 wealthiest American households lost around 4%, including inflation Between 2006 and 2008

Part of the reason average Americans have been hit so hard is where their wealth comes from. Before the crash, middle-class Americans had 65% of their wealth tied up in their house.. But the richest 1% of the population kept most of their wealth in stocks and shares and business. So, when house prices went south, many Americans found their wealth disappearing too.

One in six Americans have no health insurance - 50 million people

Now, one in every seven Americans lives below the poverty line - that's a record 46.2 million people

Of every 17 Americans, at least one will be earning below the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour

14.5% of Americans households are defined as "food insecure". That means for every seven households, one will have trouble putting enough food on the table

What about taxes? The 400 wealthiest households paid $19.6bn in taxes in 2008 - the latest year we have data. That's 1.9% of all the income tax the IRS collects

Is it the 99% v the 1% What do you think?

dbusters’s art department conceived an image of a ballerina, balanced on one pointed foot in mid-turn, standing atop Wall Street’s iconic “Charging Bull” sculpture. The juxtaposition was stark – an image both serene and aggressive. For the campaign, Adbusters chose a simple Twitter hashtag: #OccupyWallStreet.

thousands of protesters caught on to the message, which coalesced around a planned occupation in New York on Sept. 17th.

Mr. Lasn predicts the movement will evolve into a cascade of “surprise attacks” in 2012. Instead of large, long-term occupations, Mr. Lasn sees daily occupations of everywhere from banks to university economics departments.

“We've been one of the hubs for global activism for more than 20 years, and this is by far the biggest thing that's happened in our history,” he says. “When the moment is right, all it takes is a spark.”

Timeline of the Occupy movement Sept. 17 Generally regarded as the start of the movement, as protesters descend on Zuccotti Park. Oct. 1 More than 700 people are arrested during a protest march over the Brooklyn Bridge. Oct. 15 Massive protests in hundreds of cities around the world, organized in solidarity with the occupy movement. Oct. 25 A 24-year-old Iraq war veteran is severely injured during an Occupy Oakland protest when he is hit in the head by a projectile, allegedly thrown by police. Nov. 15 New York police attempt to begin clearing out Zuccotti Park. Nov. 18 Protesters at the University of California, Davis, are pepper-sprayed and video of the incident goes viral.

The genesis of Occupy Wall Street can be traced back to a group of Canadian activists

Fuelled by millions of mostly young protesters around the world, the Occupy Wall Street movement has not only redefined the terms of the debate around income inequality, but also revolutionized the very act of protest.

The majority of Canadian imports consist of manufactured goods. The most common include machinery, sound recording and playing devices, televisions, DVD players, and other video equipment, which make up some 23% of all imports. Automobiles, trucks, boats, and other vehicles and parts make up the next-largest segment of the imports (16%), after which come mineral imports, chemical and allied products, and base metals and products made out of base metals.

The United States and Canada have a very close relationship in terms of international trade. Each is the others major import and export partner,

Though the import export Canada market is dominated by the United States, it does have other major trading partners scattered throughout the world.

Clearly, the market with the United States is the one to consider most carefully when getting involved in import export Canada.

Canada does put a variety of restrictions and taxes on certain goods imported into the country