How many Americans earn $50 million a year?

The number of Americans earning more than $50m a year fell by more than half in 2009 from 2007

America’s $50-million-a-year club just became more exclusive.

A new chart from the Social Security administration, using W-2 tax data, shows that the number of Americans earning more than $50m a year fell by more than half in 2009 from 2007.

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