Tag: wealth
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The Financial Flipside Podcast, Episode 29: Mind the Tax Gap
Taxes took center stage at the Met Gala recently, when Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) attended the event wearing a white gown with “TAX THE RICH” emblazoned on the back in red. The ensuing discussion was wide ranging, covering everything from the designer’s background to Ocasio-Cortez’s salary and net worth and the ethics of politicians…
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For the Fear of Money
As members of this robust and thriving American economy, I think we have some of the worst relationships with the money of anyone in the world. In America, money has become synonymous with who you are as much as what you do.
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The Wealth Crisis for African Americans
In 2017, the guardian reported that by 2053 the median income of black Americans will be ZERO. Meaning half of black Americans will have less then zero wealth while the other half will have some wealth.
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The Financial Flipside Podcast, Episode 19: Housing Things
As of May 2019, the average price of a new house in the US was $377,200, a price that will buy you, on average, an apartment’s worth of space for every member of your household. Alongside expanding house sizes and the proliferation of luxury condos is a stark reality: the United States, like many…
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 3: Building a Business Enterprise
Entrepreneurs start businesses for a variety of reasons: seeing a great idea through to completion, challenging themselves, or very often, out of a desire to be their own boss. There is a lot to be said for the freedom and flexibility that comes with owning your own company, but how do you channel the thrill…