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"Inequality tends to be greater in developing countries than wealthier ones. The United States is an exception." "In 2021, the richest 1% of Americans owned 34
by lapcat 3y ago
"Inequality tends to be greater in developing countries than wealthier ones. The United States is an exception."
"In 2021, the richest 1% of Americans owned 34.9% of the country’s wealth, while average Americans in the bottom half had only US$12,065 – less money than their counterparts in other industrial nations. By comparison, the richest 1% in the United Kingdom and Germany owned only 22.6% and 18.6% of their country’s wealth, respectively."
https://theconversation.com/why-inequality-is-growing-in-the-us-and-around-the-world-191642 https://theconversation.com/why-inequality-is-growing-in-the...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37067736 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37067736
Otherwise, rayiner's comment seemed fine, but the "diffuse" part was odd.