All You Need to Know About Income Inequality, in One Comparison
In 2014, executives on Wall Street received bonuses totaling $28.5 billion. The total amount of these bonuses is equal to more than double what the 1.03 million minimum wage employees received last year. Many minimum wage workers' wages are even overstated in this comparison to include commission and tips.
See "All You Need to Know About Income Inequality, in One Comparison", The New York Times, March 15, 2015