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May 6, 2014
4 hedge funders earned $10.4 billion

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
May 6, 2014
In 2013, 25 hedge fund managers earned $21.1bn

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias

The top 25 hedge fund managers brought home more than double the combined salaries of every single kindergarten teacher in America last year.

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