#iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #teaparty #union Income Inequality 2014: Ahead Of Midterm Elections, Harvard Study Says Americans Grossly Underestimate Inequality http://www.ibtimes.com/income-inequality-2014-ahead-midterm-elections-harvard-study-says-americans-grossly-1696476 If critics of income inequality are wondering why the growing gap between rich and poor hasn’t been a more potent political issue in the upcoming U.S. elections, a study offers some answers: It may be because many Americans grossly underestimate just how unequal the country is. That's one of the key findings of a survey showing the actual gap between CEO and average worker pay in America is more than 10 times higher than the typical American perceives. The study by Harvard University and Chulalongkorn University researchers compiled survey data from 40 countries about perceptions of pay gaps between rich and poor. In every country, respondents underestimated the size of the gap between CEO and average worker pay. In the United States, for example, the researchers found the median American respondent estimated at major corporations, the ratio of CEO to worker income is about 30-to-1. In reality, the gap is roughly 354-to-1...