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Asia's Wealthy Surpass Europe's For First Time: North American Rich Still On Top

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SINGAPORE — The wealth of rich Asians has surpassed Europe's millionaires for the first time as the region's stock and property prices rebounded...

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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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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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Tax Rates For America's Top 400 Earners Fell As Income Soared In 2007, According To IRS

Posted 05.25.2011

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The earnings of the 400 highest-income Americans hit new highs in 2007 while the tax rates they paid hit new lows, according to a recent IRS report. ...

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