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“It is a thousand pities never to say what one feels.”
― Mrs. Dalloway
― Mrs. Dalloway
“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
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“In another surprising statistic about the transfer of wealth from generation to
generation, only 1.6 percent of Americans receive $100,000 or more in inheritance.
Another 1.1 percent receives $50,000 to $100,000. The rest of the population —
97.3 percent — receives no inheritance whatsoever”
― Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age
generation, only 1.6 percent of Americans receive $100,000 or more in inheritance.
Another 1.1 percent receives $50,000 to $100,000. The rest of the population —
97.3 percent — receives no inheritance whatsoever”
― Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age
“Percentage of
Population*
Percentage of
Private Wealth
Number of
People
Top 1% of Population 35.6% 3,000,000 people
Next 19% of Population 51.6% 57,000,000 people
Bottom 80% of Population 12.8% 240,000,000 people”
― Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age
Population*
Percentage of
Private Wealth
Number of
People
Top 1% of Population 35.6% 3,000,000 people
Next 19% of Population 51.6% 57,000,000 people
Bottom 80% of Population 12.8% 240,000,000 people”
― Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age
“The top 1 percent of all U.S. households
owns 38.3 percent of all stocks. The top 10 percent owns roughly 81 percent. The
bottom 90 percent owns just over 18 percent of the stocks held by households
in the United States (Table 11.5). Fully 50 percent of U.S. households own no
stocks. Even among those who do hold stocks, most own them through pension and retirement funds, where they are not accessible for general use.”
― Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age
owns 38.3 percent of all stocks. The top 10 percent owns roughly 81 percent. The
bottom 90 percent owns just over 18 percent of the stocks held by households
in the United States (Table 11.5). Fully 50 percent of U.S. households own no
stocks. Even among those who do hold stocks, most own them through pension and retirement funds, where they are not accessible for general use.”
― Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age
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