Since the early 1980s, stocks have been increasingly owned by the wealthiest members of society. This has contributed to the rise in inequality in the United States. The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans held 42 percent of stocks in 2012, up from 28 percent in 1983, according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute […]
Who Owns Stocks Explaining Inequality During
The distribution of stocks ownership is one of the main drivers of income inequality. The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans own more than 38 percent of all stocks, while the bottom 50 percent of Americans own just 2.5 percent. There are a number of factors that contribute to this discrepancy. First, the wealthy have a […]
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