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Here's how much the world's wealthiest, middle class, and poorest make in a year
The new World Inequality Report found that the wealth gap between the world's poorest and richest i…
Jason Lalljee  Â
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All the women on Earth make about half as much money as the men. That's barely changed since 1990.
Even though educated women outnumber educated men in many countries, the World Inequality Report fi…
Jason Lalljee,Madison Hoff  Â
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A huge study of 50 years of tax cuts for the wealthy suggests 'trickle-down' economics makes inequality worse
Cutting taxes boosts incomes for the wealthy "but has little effect on economic performance," the a…
Grace Dean  Â
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13 US cities where people have the most free time, the best health, and well-paying jobs
The site compared the US's top 50 metro areas, using a variety of indicators including average comm…
Harrison Jacobs  Â
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Income inequality is growing across the US - here's how bad it is in every state
Analysis from political geographer Richard Morrill showed that areas like the South, where income i…
Mark Abadi  Â
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RANKED: The 19 best countries to live in if you're a woman
The full 2019 Best Countries List surveyed 20,000 "informed elites," "business decision-makers," an…
Alison Millington  Â
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This Chart Makes A Joke Out Of The American Dream
In the piece, Garcia quotes and links to a study by professor Miles Corak from this year that exami…
Danny Vinik  Â
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A woman who studied 600 millionaires says there's a misconception about wealth that just won't die
He continued: "Someone earning $50,000 a year while they sleep from dividends and investment gains …
Hillary Hoffower  Â
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There are more students at elite US colleges from the top 1% than the bottom 50%
A study recently released by the Equality of Opportunity Project investigates the role of college i…
Andy Kiersz  Â
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The 12 countries where poor children are more likely to get rich and actually achieve the American Dream than in the US
On average among the 30 countries studied by the OECD, it will take four to five generations of chi…
Madison Hoff  Â
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This map shows where Americans have the best chances of going from poor to rich
Numerous policy initiatives have been proposed to flatten the gap in upward mobility. Experts have …
Mark Abadi  Â
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The 23 cities people think are best in the world for happiness, health, culture, food, affordability and influence
PwC then collated an aggregate score for each city and ranked them for its report entitled "Empower…
Lianna Brinded,Will Martin  Â
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Here's The Most Unequal Countries In The World
In the World Bank data, the index ranges between 0 and 100: A country with a totally flat income di…
Andy Kiersz  Â
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The American Dream Is A Myth In These Parts Of America
This is a good measure of social mobility, since the higher the measure is, the more likely childre…
Andy Kiersz  Â
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World-famous economist Thomas Piketty has released a new 1,200-page guide to abolishing billionaires and reforming capitalism
Piketty's new book builds on many of his existing positions and ideas regarding income equality and…
Daniel Strauss  Â
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A big part of the American Dream is dying
The likelihood that children at age 30 had a higher inflation-adjusted income than their parents di…
Andy Kiersz  Â
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These Two Ladders Perfectly Illustrate The Evolution Of Income Mobility And Inequality In America
The study found, for instance, that about 8 percent of children born in the early 1980s who grew up…
Steven Perlberg  Â
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You may be able to cut down your tax bill with a little-known credit if you saved for retirement this year
Depending on your income, you can claim a credit that's equal to 50%, 20%, or 10% of the first $2,0…
Hillary Hoffower  Â
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The states where the American Dream could become a reality, ranked from worst to best
Income inequality, median household income, poverty rates, and food insecurity rates all went in to…
Matthew Michaels  Â
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You may be able to cut down your tax bill with a little-known credit if you saved for retirement this year
Note that rollover contributions and employer contributions aren't eligible, and any recent distrib…