Tag Archives: wealth

Wealth in the U.S. (and why it’s so important to vote!)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Peter Faur

Last week I provided you with some data about the distribution of income in the United States. We saw that the top 5 percent of U.S. households took in 21.7 percent of the nation’s income. The top 20 percent took … Continue reading →

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Countries with the most millionaires? U.S., Japan and China

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Peter Faur

There’s been a lot of talk during this election year about money and who’s got what. It made me curious about how many millionaire households are in the U.S. and elsewhere, and my search led me to an interesting report … Continue reading →

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Reason for hope: Many countries are getting healthier and wealthier

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Peter Faur

There’s still a lot of imbalance among the economic and health profiles of nations, but watch this video and see whether you can’t find a sliver of a reason to be hopeful. Let me know what you think.

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