America’s affluent: why their wealth keeps climbing
Although many Americans have experienced better financial conditions in recent years, these improvements have not been distributed evenly, as affluent households keep building assets and broadening their economic sway, while middle- and lower-income families encounter mounting obstacles linked to inflation, housing pressures, and restricted investment options.For decades, the American economy has shown a widening divide between people with significant wealth and those working to achieve financial stability, a gap that has grown more apparent in recent years after an inflation wave that reshaped how households spend and invest nationwide, a pattern economists describe as a K-shaped economy, where one part…
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