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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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Where Did Fortune 500 CEOs Go To College?

Posted 05.17.2012

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If you want to be a Fortune 500 CEO, we have a couple pieces of advice. First, don't be like Scott Thompson, who lost his gig at Yahoo when it was rev...

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The Republican Path to National Failure

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Super Pac, Social Security, Global Economy, Wealthy, Middle Class, Presidential Election, Romney, Mitt Romney, Immigration, Obama, Rich, Citizens United, Tax Reform, Democrats, Santorum, Barack Obama, Gingrich, Education, Tax Cuts, Financial Crisis, Poor, Medicare, Republicans, Health Care, Income Inequality, Inequality, Campaign Contributions, Wealth Inequality, Politics News

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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How Can Wealthy Families Teach Their Children to Live Frugally?

Quora | Posted 04.10.2012

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This question originally appeared on Quora. By an Anonymous User of Quora We are fairly well off after a few good opportunities in Silicon Valley. ...

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Super PACs Are Tool Of The 1 Percent

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 03.23.2012

WASHINGTON -- Tales of super PAC spending in the Republican presidential race talk about the millions of dollars pouring into their coffers. A few spe...

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Rich People More Likely To Take Candy From Children: Real Report

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.28.2012

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People with a few extra bucks just aren't as nice as the rest of us, at least according to a new study. Rich people are more likely to take candy ...

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Quitting Smoking Harder for Poor -- American Heart Month: Day 18

Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Living Longer, Wealthy, Rich Live Longer, Income Inequality, Business News, Longevity, Life, Life Expectancy, Wealth, Wealth Gap, Healthy Living News

"Quitting smoking is the single most important step smokers can take to improve their health," according to Dr. Norman Edelman, chief medical officer of the American Lung Association.

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A Strategic Insurance Policy for Self-Absorbed Rich People

Fred Goldring | Posted 04.06.2012

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The top 1% should realize that it's actually in their own interests to take care of the bottom 99%.

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Rich People Live Longer Than The Poor, Study Finds

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.23.2012

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Wealthy people possess more than just spending power. They also have more time to live than poor people do, a new study has found. The wealthiest p...

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7 Things Poor Voters Want Rich Candidates (and Their Rich Supporters) to Know

Keli Goff | Posted 03.17.2012

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Giving us tips on how we can become more financially solvent like you, without mentioning the words, "be lucky enough to be born to my parents in your next life!" makes you sound, for lack of a better term, like an out of touch jackass.

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Mr. Mittbot, You and Me

James Moore | Posted 03.17.2012

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America has only two types of citizens: millionaires and those who shortly expect to be millionaires. The result is we admire money and project onto the wealthy characteristics they don't possess. And putting those people into the White House is a grave mistake.

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The Latest Sign That The Wealthy May Be Cutting Back

AP | MAE ANDERSON | Posted 03.11.2012

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NEW YORK — Jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. said Tuesday that its sales growth weakened in the U.S. as shoppers pulled back on buying pricey baubl...

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Rich Less Likely To Be Attuned To Others' Suffering, Study Finds

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.22.2011

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Social psychologists are making an argument that Occupy Wall Street protesters have been saying for months: Many rich people just aren't in the habit ...

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Hungry for High Net Worth Clients? Platform in Hong Kong and Take a Bite From the DimSum Bond Market

April Rudin | Posted 02.02.2012

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What does Hong Kong have in common with Facebook, business intelligence software, and new mobile medical diagnostic technologies for physicians workin...

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Expert: Wealthy Will Not Be Go-To Job Creators In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.04.2011

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The richest people in the world are not set to rescue the economy any time soon, because they are worried about shielding their own wealth in an era o...

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Notes From a Party for Rich People

Daniel Cubias | Posted 02.01.2012

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The aluminumadores in my neighborhood at least try to maintain some kind of dignity in spite of their humiliating circumstances. Contrast that with what I witnessed at the upscale party, where a wealthy man groveled and whined just to get his friends inside.

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What's Wrong With America: Ideology and Injustice Collide

Doug Noll | Posted 01.28.2012

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First, let's consider what makes this time slightly different than previous times of unrest. The essential facts are that most Americans are suffering...

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Wealthy, Nervous About Stock Market, Even More Concerned With General Economy

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.22.2011

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Not even the rich feel good about the U.S. economy. A recent survey of affluent investors found that over half of them are pessimistic about the pe...

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Who Else Is Mad As Hell?

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 01.16.2012

What America stands for is now being threatened. Right now the Occupy protesters are leading the moral struggle on behalf of the 99 percent in our country.

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Millionaires Far More Likely To Contact Congress, Study Says

The Huffington Post | Jordan Howard | Posted 01.08.2012

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People with a median wealth of at least $7.5 million are far more likely to have contacted their member of Congress than the average person, a new stu...

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The Myth of Military Contracting

Max Stanley | Posted 01.03.2012

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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Most Super-Rich Parents Don't Tell Their Kids Just How Rich They Are

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.23.2012

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The majority of super-rich kids don't find out just how wealthy they are until after they can have a legal drink. Only a third of parents worth mo...

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Meet the 0.01 Percent: War Profiteers

Robert Greenwald | Posted 12.27.2011

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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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The Least Impoverished Cities

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.25.2011

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A growing number of Americans entered into poverty last year. But certain cities survived the recession with especially low poverty rates. Across m...

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