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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
Posted in Economy, Gender, Income Distribution, Inequality, Poverty, Socio-economic Status, Taxes, Wealth
Tagged assets, economy, ethnicity, gender, housing, inequality, poverty, race, safety-net, socio-economic status, taxes, wealth
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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
Posted in Economy
Tagged assets, banks, economy, great recession, risk, too big to fail
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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
Posted in Health, Poverty, Socio-economic Status
Tagged assets, costs, health, Medicare, socio-economic status
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