Author:Matt Bruenig
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Capping 401k Tax Benefits Is Generally A Good Idea
The 401k program is primarily a tax shelter for rich people.
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The Puzzle Of Reparations In An Extremely Unequal Society
Racial reparations will not work without simultaneous class leveling.
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Massive Wealth Inequality Exists In Every Demographic Group
Solving wealth inequality will require drastic economic changes.
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Education Does Little To Reduce Racial Wealth Disparities
Closing the racial wealth gap will require intentional redistribution.
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Video: The Problem of Capital Income
Capital income is extremely unevenly distributed throughout society.
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The Best Way To Represent The Overall Racial Wealth Gap
Typical approaches to visualizing the racial wealth gap all have problems.
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The Success Sequence Continues To Be Complete Nonsense
Full-time work holds down poverty, not the "success sequence."
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Wealth Is Extremely Unevenly Distributed In Every Racial Group
The top 1 percent of Latino families own 45 percent of Latino wealth.
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New Fed Data: Racial Wealth Gap Up Absolutely, Down Relatively
White wealth remains massively higher than black wealth overall.
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New Fed Data: Black Wealth Cratered Under Obama
The vast majority of families in every racial group lost ground under Obama.