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“Our Invisible Rich”: Most Americans Have No Idea Just How Unequal Our...
Half a century ago, a classic essay in The New Yorker titled “Our Invisible Poor” took on the then-prevalent myth that America was an affluent society with only a few “pockets of poverty.” For many,...
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“The Millionaire’s Club Expands”: The Wealthiest 10 Percent Of Americans Own...
The millionaire’s club isn’t what it used to be. Time was that “being a millionaire” was a mark of unimaginable success. You’d joined the financial elite. People didn’t much discuss whether you arrived...
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“The Haves And The Have-It-Alls”: The Pain Of Inequality Among Yacht Buyers
In this season of mass commercialism, let’s pause to consider the plight of simple millionaires. Why? Because we now share a common cause: Inequality. You don’t hear much about it, but millionaires are...
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“A Tax System Tilted Toward The Rich”: Hitting Working Americans With...
Congress managed to pass a tax bill in December — a great relief to tax professionals like myself who are going to spend the next four months preparing returns for clients. But what our legislators...
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”People At The Far Ends Of The Economic Ladder”: Why Are Poor Americans...
For a poor woman born in the Roaring Twenties, getting to age 50 was something of an accomplishment. She had to contend with diphtheria and tuberculosis, hookworm and polio, not to mention childbirth,...
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