According to the Wall Street Journal, the bottom half of all U.S. households has only recently regained their wealth from the 2007-2009 recession, but still have 32 percent less wealth than in 2003 as indicated by the Federal Reserve.

Economic growth seemingly has only truly profited the 1 percent, doubling household wealth, displaying the rampant income inequality in the United States.

The 1% hold over 85 percent of their net worth in financial assets, such as stocks, whereas the bottom 50 percent own over half of their assets in real estate. Economic and regulatory trends throughout the financial boom have favored growth in stock rather than housing, and have made it even harder for low to average income Americans to buy a home.

Regulations designed to prevent another financial crisis have contributed to the difficulty of buying a home, making it more difficult to receive a loan. Home ownership has fallen 6 percent for this income group over a 9-year period.

Lower income Americans are more vulnerable to economic changes. Though the economy has been steadily growing since the last recession, the bottom 50 percent is still struggling.

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