Richest Americans

What One Percenters Are Worried About

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.14.2012

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Worried about losing your job? Afraid you'll hit retirement age with nothing in the bank? The richest people in America apparently feel your pain. ...

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Dukes Puts 'Em Up Again

Martha Burk | Posted 12.28.2011

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Martha Burk

Remember Dukes v. Walmart, the case that the Supreme Court threw out because the company claimed it was too big to be sued for sex discrimination. Well, like Freddy Krueger every Halloween, it's ba-a-a-ck.

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The Ten Richest People In America

Daily Finance | Posted 11.21.2011

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Despite the stalled economy, the nation's wealthiest are worth a combined $1.53 trillion, nearly equivalent to the GDP of our neighbor Canada. Their t...

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IRS Drastically Increases Its Audits Of America's Richest Taxpayers

The Huffington Post | Maxwell Strachan | Posted 05.27.2011

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In 2009, the Internal Revenue Service announced plans to unleash a new enforcement unit called the Global High Wealth Industry, the goal being to bett...

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This is Not Fiscal Conservatism. It's Just Politics.

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Let's be clear: When politicians attack the poor, it is not partisan to challenge them -- it is a Christian responsibility.

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Tea, Taxation and Tyranny

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Olmsted

In O'Reilly's obnoxious Super Bowl interview with Obama, Bill asked contemptuously if the president was a "wealth redistributionist." Between interru...

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Losing the Battle, but Winning the War

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hoyt Hilsman

The latest figures on wealth distribution are nothing less than shocking. The top one percent of Americans now control about 35% of the total econom...

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The Problem With Billionaire Philanthropists

David Callahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Callahan

Philanthropy is vital to fill the gaps in a fraying government safety net, especially in hard times. But it can also bankroll sharply ideological groups or large-scale efforts to revamp public policy.

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Class Warfare: John Kerry & Other Senators Hold Unemployed Hostage to a Tax Break for the Rich!

Iris Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iris Mack

The first news I read this morning was a very depressing New York Times editorial. Here's what I learned from the sobering statistics in this ...

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Bershire CFO Gets More Compensation Than Buffett

CNBC | Josh Funk | Posted 05.25.2011

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At Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the chief financial officer again brought home more compensation last year than the two billionaires who run the company. ...

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IRS: Rich Keep Getting Richer

Wall Street Journal | Greg Ip | Posted 05.25.2011

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The richest Americans' share of national income has hit a postwar record, surpassing the highs reached in the 1990s bull market, and underlining the d...

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$1.3 Billion Needed To Make Forbes' Richest Americans List

AP | JACKIE FARWELL | Posted 05.25.2011

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A billion dollars just doesn't go as far as it used to. For the first time, it takes more than $1 billion earn a spot on Forbes magazine's list of the...

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