The Great Leveling
Report: America’s income inequality is on par with Russia’s
cbsnews.com/news/report-americas-income-inequality-is-on-par-with-russias/
American Debt: Auto Loan Balances Total $1.2 Trillion in 2020
investopedia.com/personal-finance/american-debt-auto-loan-debt/
Car loan statistics — How much debt do Americans take on to get behind the wheel?
Everyone wants to peel off the lot in a new car. But not all buyers can peel back their stack of cash and hop in the driver’s seat without some type of financing. Turns out when it comes to buying cars, a lot of us need a financial jump-start.
finder.com/car-loan-statistics
The Seven-Year Auto Loan: America’s Middle Class Can’t Afford Its Cars
Inexpensive and generous financing is putting consumers deep in debt
wsj.com/articles/the-seven-year-auto-loan-americas-middle-class-cant-afford-their-cars-11569941215
It’s time to end extreme inequality
oxfam.org/en/take-action/campaigns/fight-inequality-beat-poverty/its-time-end-extreme-inequality
Oxfam study shows everything that’s wrong with the world, especially India
The latest Oxfam study claims that getting the world’s richest 1% to pay a mere 0.5% extra tax on their wealth could make a massive difference in tackling inequality.
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US wealth inequality highest among advanced economies, tax system not right for the times: Gita Gopinath
As President Donald Trump and his administration touted the bounce back of the US economy, Gopinath also said America should do more to shore up its fiscal toolbox in the event of a more dramatic global slowdown. Gopinath acknowledged the relative staying power of the US economy, but sounded a note of caution on inequality.
PTI|Jan 21, 2020, 10.20 PM IST
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/us-wealth-inequality-highest-among-advanced-economies-tax-system-not-right-for-the-times-gita-gopinath/articleshow/73497370.cms
The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people combined, Oxfam says
cnbc.com/2020/01/20/oxfam-worlds-billionaires-richer-than-a-combined-4point6-billion-people.html
22 men own more wealth than Africa’s 326 million women, Oxfam says
edition.cnn.com/2020/01/19/business/oxfam-billionaires/index.html
Wealth gap widening for more than 70% of global population, researchers find
Policymakers urged to act on climate and bridge digital divide as study shows soaring inequality is affecting millions
theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jan/22/wealth-gap-widening-for-more-than-70-per-cent-of-global-population-researchers-find
Americans say income inequality is a bigger problem than illegal immigration
Published: Jan 11, 2020 7:30 a.m. ET
marketwatch.com/story/american-voters-income-inequality-a-bigger-political-problem-than-illegal-immigration-2020-01-09
Most Americans Say There Is Too Much Economic Inequality in the U.S., but Fewer Than Half Call It a Top Priority
Democrats and Republicans differ on whether addressing economic inequality requires major changes to the economic system
pewsocialtrends.org/2020/01/09/most-americans-say-there-is-too-much-economic-inequality-in-the-u-s-but-fewer-than-half-call-it-a-top-priority/
The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people combined, Oxfam says
PUBLISHED SUN, JAN 19 20207:07 PM ESTUPDATED MON, JAN 20 20202:42 AM EST
cnbc.com/2020/01/20/oxfam-worlds-billionaires-richer-than-a-combined-4point6-billion-people.html
China extended its Wuhan coronavirus quarantine to 2 more cities, cutting off 19 million people in an unprecedented effort to stop the outbreak
businessinsider.com/china-wuhan-coronavirus-quarantine-extended-cities-cut-off-2020-1
Coronavirus updates: Authorities lock down entire city of Wuhan, quarantine new cases
cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-outbreak-china-virus-wuhan-quarantine-world-health-organization-mulls-emergency-declaration-2020-01-23/