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United States Losing Millionaires As China, India Gain Them, Study Shows

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.31.2012

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The number of rich people in the United States is declining, even as the number of millionaires elsewhere in the world grows, according to a new study...

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The Republican Path to National Failure

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.12.2012

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Hoyt Hilsman

From immigration to health care and education reform, the Republicans are arguing for restricting access not only to the poor, but chiefly to the middle class. At the same time, they are arguing for a greater concentration of wealth among the elites.

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Money Study Compares Compassion Of Rich, Poor

| Daisy Grewal | Posted 04.11.2012

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Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? It’s tempting to think that the wealthier you are, the more likely y...

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PHOTOS: Hotels For Modern Mad Men

Oyster | Posted 04.09.2012

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Oyster

We've done our research and come up with hotels that modern day Don Draper's will love, so grab a fresh drink, tell Joan to hold your calls and take a look!

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What If Health Were More Like Wealth?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.09.2012

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David Katz, M.D.

We routinely squander and neglect something we would hate to have taken from us, and would surely fight to prevent someone taking from our loved ones. It's certainly wisdom, it's just not yet conventional to acknowledge that health is wealth. Making it conventional is up to us.

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The Five Republican Myths About Inequality

David Morris | Posted 03.28.2012

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David Morris

Recent comments by Mitt Romney, still the probable Republican nominee for president, all but guarantee the inequality issue will remain front and center this election year.

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Rich-Poor Conflict Now Biggest Source Of Tension In America

nytimes.com | Posted 01.11.2012

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Conflict between rich and poor now eclipses racial strain and friction between immigrants and the native-born as the greatest source of tension in Ame...

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Americans Think That If You Make More Than This Amount, You're Rich

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.09.2011

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It's not only one percenters that Americans consider rich. More than half of those recently polled by Gallup said an income of no more than $150,0...

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"The Price Isn't Right"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 01.29.2012

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Jerry Zezima

Get-rich-quick schemes are a dime a dozen, which means you'd have to have dozens of them to get rich. But my wife, Sue, and I recently came up with a get-poor-quick scheme: We had a tag sale.

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The Myth of Military Contracting

Max Stanley | Posted 01.03.2012

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Max Stanley

The war industry stood back with glee when it released a shoddy study that produced the sought-after deceptive headlines about defense spending, the magic sauce of job creation.

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Meet the 0.01 Percent: War Profiteers

Robert Greenwald | Posted 12.27.2011

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Robert Greenwald

There's the top 1% of wealthy Americans (bankers, oil tycoons, hedge fund managers) and there's the top 0.01% of wealthy Americans: the military contractor CEOs.

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Can America Afford Equality?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 11.13.2011

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Hoyt Hilsman

If we as Americans accept the idea that the only hope for our future rests with the rich and the multinationals, and that we must abandon the fundamental principle of equality of opportunity, then perhaps we need to take another look at the American Dream.

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Banana Republic?

José Fernando López | Posted 11.07.2011

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José Fernando López

Even though they possess one of the worst income distributions in the world, according to a recent study by Inter-American Dialogue, rich Latin Americans are not very generous in tax matters.

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Even Marked Up, Luxury Goods Are Selling Fast

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 10.04.2011

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NEW YORK — The back-to-school season got off to a strong start as discounts and high temperatures in July drove shoppers to air-conditioned mall...

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You Are The Rich Man: Religion, Taxes And The U.S. Financial Crisis

David Briggs | Posted 10.01.2011

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David Briggs

It's time to start making those struggling to meet basic needs more visible. Then maybe people might start to realize how well-off they are, and be willing to sacrifice a greater part of their discretionary income in taxes.

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He Died and Left Her a Million

Natalie Pace | Posted 09.15.2011

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Natalie Pace

I received a call from a woman who had a tragic event in her life, which completely changed her income status overnight. Her husband passed away unex...

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Are You Draining Your Nest Egg to Stay Afloat on an Underwater Mortgage?

Natalie Pace | Posted 08.27.2011

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Natalie Pace

If you are one of those seriously delinquent homeowners, or one who is draining your nest egg or tapping home equity to make the mortgage payments, is there a way to hang on long enough?

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We All Hope For The Rich Life

Kathleen Gurney | Posted 08.22.2011

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Kathleen Gurney

What's your richest life? How would you describe the feeling of being rich? Forget money for a moment and think about how you would use your resources of time and money to create a rich life.

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Jon Ward

Tim Pawlenty Goes Big On Tax Cuts, Raising Hackles On Left And Right

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 08.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -– Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday defended his idea to slash corporate and personal income tax rates by saying...

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Actually, "The Rich" Don't "Create Jobs," We Do

Dave Johnson | Posted 07.13.2011

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Dave Johnson

Do we really depend on "the rich" to "create" jobs? Or do jobs get created when they fill a need?

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Weekly Audit: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing--The Myth of Fiscal Conservatism

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.29.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Fashionable pundits like to say that the Republican Party has shifted its focus from "social conservat...

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What "The American People" Really Want

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

A new poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC says that 74% of Americans think that eliminating oil and gas industry tax breaks is a good idea, while 77% oppose cutting social security.

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Class Warfare Indeed

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Before I even begin here, I'd like to address what my critics will respond with, when they hear what I have to say. They're going to call these ideas...

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It Takes a Global Society to Feed a Child

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephan B. Tanda

When delegates convene at the World Economic Forum this week in Davos, I hope that one positive result of the food price crisis will be the recognition that we cannot succeed in a failing world.

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Conservative Explains How To "Fix" Arizona and America (VIDEO)

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sally Kohn

When the economy is strong, conservatives want to cut taxes for the rich. When the economy is weak, conservatives want to cut taxes for the rich. Wh...

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