A Modest Defense of Money & Materialism
Money Doesn’t Deserve the Bad Rap It’s Getting More of it won’t necessarily make you happier day-to-day, but it does raise life...
The (Not So) New Geographic Inequality
Source: McKinsey Where is the future economic growth coming from in the United States? Just 25 urban areas have accounted...
BBRG: Money Doesn’t Deserve the Bad Rap It’s Getting
Money Doesn’t Deserve the Bad Rap It’s Getting More of it won’t necessarily make you happier day-to-day, but it does raise life...
Wealth Distribution Analysis
New Inequality Data Is a Gift to Campaign Sloganeers The Fed developed a data set that throws wealth disparities into high relief....
BBRG: New Inequality Data Is a Gift to Campaign Sloganeers
New Inequality Data Is a Gift to Campaign Sloganeers The Fed developed a data set that throws wealth disparities into high relief....
Extreme Concentration of Global Wealth
Source: Visual Capitalist The data on wealth inequality continues to surprise: Less than 1% of the world’s adult population...
Wealth Ownership in America
This data series is simply astonishing: The top 0.1% of taxpayers (170,000 families) control 20% of American wealth, the highest share...
Economic Security & Insecurity
There was a fascinating Gallup survey last month about Americans’ optimism about their personal finances. Go read the whole thing;...
When Billionaires Notice A Shrinking Middle Class
Source: Fortune Last December, Fortune had a big column on The Shrinking Middle Class. Included was a fascinating set of...