The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Why the 'One Percent' In the U.S. Is Worried
The wealthy elite increasingly recognizes that the socioeconomic status quo in the U.S. is unsustainable.
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The Kings of Capitalism are Finally Worried About the Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor
Now that the political debate has shifted, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio is the latest in a bank of billionaires to talk about the gap between rich and poor
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A Cure for Excessive Wealth Disorder
This isn’t your parents’ inequality influenza, but a more virulent strain of extreme wealth disparities. Here's a simple test to determine whether politicians are carrying water for the richest 0.1 percent.
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Revealed: populist leaders linked to reduced inequality
Populists both the left and right have closed the gap between rich and poor – but also eroded freedoms.
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What States Can Do to Reduce Poverty and Inequality Through Tax Policy
State governments have an opportunity to act to close the loopholes that hide and protect the wealth of the top 1%, remedy the impact of the new federal tax law, and make critical investments in communities.
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Richest 0.00025% Owns More Wealth Than Bottom 150 Million Americans
"U.S. wealth concentration seems to have returned to levels last seen during the Roaring Twenties."
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Capitalist-style Wealth Gap: 1 Tech Guy = 1,000,000 Teachers
There are over 4 million preschool, primary, secondary and special education teachers in America, who average $57,000 in salary; the richest 6 American tech leaders average $80 billion each.
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26 Billionaires Own The Same Wealth As The Poorest 3.8 Billion People
A new economic system is needed to tackle rampant inequality that saw the wealth of billionaires increase by $900 billion in the last year, or $2.5 billion a day, says a new Oxfam report.
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Majority of Americans Support a 70% Tax Rate for Mega-Rich
So much for a “radical” idea: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal to raise America’s highest tax rate to 70 percent seems to be popular with a solid majority of Americans.
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The Real ‘Takers’: The CEO Gravy Train Picks Up Steam
The long-term trend is obvious: The rewards that capitalism bestows on elites, especially since the 1990s, are diverging sharply from what it bestows on workers.
