... except that the "1% control 40%" is a really, really bogus number. That number comes from William Domhoff, a 'social justice' advocate, and it is only derived with scads of caveats. 

Much more to the point is the fact that 47% of our citizens pay no federal tax, and most of them take money from the federal government. Seems to me this is a bigger issue than what the rich have, because at the very least the rich are earning what they get. A society where almost half the people pay nothing but can vote themselves cookies every year is a society on its way to destruction.