Building Wealth During Covid

File under, The Rich get richer… From Oxfam Richest 1% bag nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of Continue reading →

Data That Matters November 2022

The top 10% incomes in the US make 45.5% of the nation’s income. The richest 10% of households own 70.7% Continue reading →

Income And Wealth Inequality – 2022

No surprise, there is income and wealth inequality. Also no surprise, little is changing it. Wages in the US are Continue reading →

US Upward Immobility

Conventional wisdom, at least in the US: Work hard and get ahead in life. The data says: If you start Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2022

US inflation reached 8.6% in May 2022, which is high but still below the 14.8% in 1980. Within one year, Continue reading →

Inflation Rises

Inflation is up! That’s the big news in the US. Inflation reached 8.6% in May 2022, dramatically higher than its Continue reading →

More Money Means Smarter Kids

A recent study demonstrated that common-sense notion that being richer makes it easier to be smarter, or at least perceived Continue reading →

Data That Matters March 2022

In the US, wages are up 4.5%, Inflation is up 7.9%; so, real wages are down 2.6%. Parts of Antarctica Continue reading →