Recent tweets from various sources have highlighted the growing concern over extreme wealth and hardship in the United States, leading to vast inequality and income disparities. New research shows that while Americans largely agree their country is more unequal than most, they show no desire for the gaps to be narrowed. Shocking statistics reveal that the richest Americans are the richest in the world, yet food poverty is more severe in America than in any other developed country. This has raised questions about whether the American Dream fosters inequality and why it is failing so many.
Fascinating research that reveals that while Americans largely agree their country is more unequal than most, they show no desire for the gaps to be narrowed. https://t.co/VHd4nHR4zP The paper tries to explain this paradox and attributes it to 2 factors: - The fact that…
america’s extreme inequality in two charts https://t.co/HomxGp3g6Z
NEW: Does the American Dream foster inequality? Let’s start with a shocking stat: These two things are simultaneously true: • The richest Americans are the richest in the world • Food poverty is more severe in America than in any other developed country https://t.co/0zmdKAmMTT
Does the American dream foster inequality? New research shows US citizens are alone among wealthy western nations in being largely unmoved by income disparities https://t.co/ncMTj3Rtup via @ft
Extreme wealth and extreme hardship is fostering vast inequality and income disparities. Why is the American dream failing so many? https://t.co/Jee3TCLLL6 https://t.co/KPkRtpJ6xY
Irony Alert: The American Dream Is Only Affordable Overseas https://t.co/97Oya0QGez