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[https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_we_have_trouble_supporting_greater_income_equality by Jill Suttie 12/6/25 POLITICS]
[https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_we_have_trouble_supporting_greater_income_equality by Jill Suttie 12/6/25 POLITICS]
  According to data from the Congressional Budget Office, wealth inequality has been rising steeply in the United States over the last 30 years. This gap between rich and poor means that the top 1% of earners now own nearly 30% of the total wealth in the country, with the bottom 50% owning only 4% of that wealth.
  According to data from the Congressional Budget Office, wealth inequality has been rising steeply in the United States over the last 30 years. This gap between rich and poor means that the top 1% of earners now own nearly 30% of the total wealth in the country, with the bottom 50% owning only 4% of that wealth.
=====Economic Inequality=====
[https://ourworldindata.org/economic-inequality by Joe Hasell, Bertha Rohenkohl, Pablo Arriagada, Esteban Ortiz-Ospina, and Max Roser Our World In Data]
This evidence shows us that inequality in many countries is very high and, in many cases, has been on the rise. Global economic inequality is vast and compounded by overlapping inequalities in health, education, and many other dimensions.