https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7 Research on Income Disparity in the United States en-us 2020-12-07 15:15:33 UTC 2024-11-07 14:04:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4b8.png laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/994386355 The top 20% of Americans owned 86% of the country's wealth and the bottom 80% of the population owned 14%. In 2011, financial inequality was greater than inequality in total wealth, with the top 1% of the population owning 43%, the next 19% of Americans owning 50%, and the bottom 80% owning 7%.]]> 2020-12-07 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/994386355 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/994390217 — The United States ranked ahead of Switzerland and Singapore in per capita wealth, but it was dead last in Allianz’s index ranking of wealth equality (a list headed by Slovakia, Belgium and Japan). Jack Ewing - New York Times]]> 2020-12-07 15:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/994390217 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/994407725 In 2018, the richest 10% held 70% of total household wealth, up from 60% in 1989. The share funneled to the top 1%’ jumped to 32% last year from 23% in 1989. Forbes.com]]> 2020-12-07 15:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/994407725 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998376698 The Gini Index grew from 0.482 in 2017 to 0.485 last year, according to the bureau's 1-year American Community Survey data. The Gini Index is on a scale of 0 to 1; a score of "0'' indicates perfect equality, while a score of "1'' indicates perfect inequality, where one household has all the income.  — NBC News]]> 2020-12-08 15:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998376698 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998402690 Nationwide, it takes an annual income of $538,926 to be among the top 1%. Among the approximately 1.4 million taxpayers who meet this threshold.  —
USA Today]]> 2020-12-08 15:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998402690 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998409261 To be considered “rich,” Americans say you need a net worth of at least $2.3 million. — CNBC]]> 2020-12-08 15:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998409261 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998429165 At a recent pace of about $2.5 trillion a year, that number we estimate crossed the $50 trillion mark by early 2020. That’s $50 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of working Americans had inequality held constant—$50 trillion that would have built a far larger and more prosperous economy — Time ]]> 2020-12-08 15:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998429165 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998443765 When the Census Bureau began studying income inequality in 1967, the Gini index was 0.397. In 2018, it climbed to 0.485.  By comparison, no European nation had a score greater than 0.38 last year. — Washington Post]]> 2020-12-08 15:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/998443765 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/999212899 Average annual income of the top 1%: $1,316,985.  What you need to make to be in the top 1%:  $421,926.  Average income of everyone else (the bottom 99%): $50,107.  The top 1% make 26.3 times more than the bottom 99%.  In metropolitan areas such as Jackson, WY-ID metro area, the top 1% makes 132 times more than the bottom 99%.  In counties such as Teton County, WY, the top 1% make 142.2 times more than the bottom 99%.  In — Economy Policy Institute]]> 2020-12-08 17:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/999212899 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/999682498 This graph isn’t very balanced, the bottom 40% of people have less than 1% of income in the whole USA which is just a tiny line on the graph.]]> 2020-12-08 19:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/999682498 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/999765880 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc7g6Uhi1i4 This video by Time does a good job explaining not just if Income Disparity is going down or up but why.]]> 2020-12-08 19:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/999765880 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/999827835 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett have collectively more wealth than the 160 million poorest Americans, or half the population of the United States.  — CNBC]]> 2020-12-08 19:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/999827835 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1001914034 This is a graph from the Peterson Institute for International Economics, it is a graph that represents the increase of the amount the US’s income disparity is rising.]]> 2020-12-09 12:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1001914034 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1002463847 This graph shows how many people can’t afford things that are essential like healthcare, pensions, and people with low wages.]]> 2020-12-09 15:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1002463847 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1002497941 According to Stanford.edu, as of 2008, around 94.8 million people are unemployed and 140.1 million people are employed.  Those two numbers are awfully close to eachother.]]> 2020-12-09 15:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1002497941 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1006450174 This graph not only shows the top 1% but also the top 0.1% and that is helpful because other websites show 1% and even inside of the 1% the top 0.1% is a lot higher still.  Picture from Inequality.org]]> 2020-12-10 15:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1006450174 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1007137769 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKSpPURMUmc — This video is good at explaining how rich people can get and how much money they have compared to other people.  ]]> 2020-12-10 17:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1007137769 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1008390341 This audio is mostly talking about some of the more major graphs and numbers.]]> 2020-12-10 23:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1008390341 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1040015926 2020-12-23 15:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1040015926 laveya1 https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1040195023 2020-12-23 17:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/laveya1/40iv3got5g0fb1u7/wish/1040195023 laveya1 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