S7 E7: Gilded Age 2.0
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Wealth Inequality
- The top 0.1% of Americans own nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90%.
- This disparity was highlighted by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren during their presidential campaigns and verified by fact-checkers.
- Globally, the wealth of the world's billionaires roughly equals that of the poorest 60% of the population, a figure that worsened during the pandemic.
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