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Less Than Equal: Racial Disparities in Wealth Accumulation

Abstract Income inequality understates the size of the economic gap between whites and minorities in the United States. In 2010, whites on average had two times the income of blacks and Hispanics, but six times the wealth. Analyses of wealth … Continue reading

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If the Big Banks Were Too Big to Fail in 2008, Where are They Today?

Oh, much bigger! Source: Jon Ogden at Switch Your Bank

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Health Care Spending in Last Five Years of Life Exceeds Total Assets for One Quarter of Medicare Population

Newswise provides a summary of a new study depicting the high costs of medical care in the later stages of life: As many as a quarter of Medicare recipients spend more than the total value of their assets on out-of-pocket … Continue reading

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