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...
Wall Street Bonuses Are Surprisingly Rational
Wall Street Bonuses Aren’t Really Bonuses. Deferred profit-sharing is the better way to think of the annual payouts. Bloomberg, March...
April Fool’s: “Wealth Has Never Been More Equal”
This was a hilarious April Fools joke: “We’re bombarded by endless kvetching about rising inequality, plus demands...
BBRG: Wall Street Bonuses Aren’t Really Bonuses
Wall Street Bonuses Aren’t Really Bonuses. Deferred profit-sharing is the better way to think of the annual payouts. Bloomberg, March...
Min Wage Debate: NYC Edition
@TBPInvictus here: With his typical mendacity, and by cherry picking his data for unsuspecting readers, Mark Perry has again muddied the...