Wealth
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Wealthen-USCopyright 皇冠网址/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:02:19 GMTEconomic think tank spotlights Mountain West 'micropolitans,' but ignores wealth inequalities
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Small towns in the Mountain West are leading the pack when it comes to economic success, according to a recent report by Heartland Forward.Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:02:19 GMT/regional-news/2023-01-12/economic-think-tank-spotlights-mountain-west-micropolitans-but-ignores-wealth-inequalitiesEmma VandenEindeFast-Food CEOs Earn Supersize Salaries; Workers Earn Small Potatoes
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A new report finds that the average compensation of fast-food CEOs has quadrupled since 2000. By comparison, worker wages have increased less than 1 percent.Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:08:00 GMT/npr-news/2014-04-22/fast-food-ceos-earn-supersize-salaries-workers-earn-small-potatoesAllison AubreyIn Book's Trial Of U.S. Justice System, Wealth Gap Is Exhibit A
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Journalist Matt Taibbi investigates the differences between punishment for white-collar and blue-collar crimes in The Divide. He also questions beliefs about who is "appropriate for jail."Sun, 06 Apr 2014 21:30:00 GMT/2014-04-06/in-books-trial-of-u-s-justice-system-wealth-gap-is-exhibit-aNPR StaffBill Gates, Warren Buffett Again Top Forbes 400
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison ranks No. 3 and the Koch brothers jointly occupy the No. 4 spot on the list of the wealthiest Americans.Mon, 16 Sep 2013 19:55:00 GMT/npr-news/2013-09-16/bill-gates-warren-buffett-again-top-forbes-400Scott NeumanTired Of Inequality? One Economist Says It'll Only Get Worse
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In his new book, Average Is Over, Tyler Cowen predicts that America will become a new, more creative meritocracy. Though he believes a rise in income inequality is inevitable, he hopes that "happiness inequality isn't going up in the same way."Thu, 12 Sep 2013 07:05:00 GMT/2013-09-12/tired-of-inequality-one-economist-says-itll-only-get-worseNPR StaffStudy Says America's Income Gap Widest Since Great Depression
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An analysis of data from the Internal Revenue Service shows that incomes for the very wealthiest Americans have grown by nearly a third in recent years in the same period that those for the bottom 99 percent increased by only a fraction.Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:39:00 GMT/npr-news/2013-09-10/study-says-americas-income-gap-widest-since-great-depressionScott NeumanGatsby-Like Extravagance And Wealth ... In Communist China
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The recent movie remake of The Great Gatsby hasn't opened in China yet. But the Chinese are no strangers to its themes of wealth, ambition and corruption. In fact, many Chinese argue that the excesses of America in the Roaring '20s mirror those in China today.Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:17:00 GMT/npr-news/2013-07-05/gatsby-like-extravagance-and-wealth-in-communist-chinaFrank LangfittU.S. Experiences A Drop In Millionaires
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The number of millionaire households in the U.S. declined in 2011, according to this year's Global Wealth Study from the Boston Consulting Group. It found the number of American households with a million dollars of investable assets shrank by 2.5 percent.Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:00:00 GMT/2012-06-01/u-s-experiences-a-drop-in-millionaires