《时代周刊》说The Average American Family Is Poorer Than It Was 10 Year

http://time.com/3042924/american-wealth-inequality/

The typical American household is worth a third less than it was in 2003, according to a new study

The typical American household was significantly poorer in 2013 than it was ten years earlier as a result of the Great Recession, a new study shows, an effect that is compounded by growing wealth inequality in the United States.

The net worth of the typical American household in 2003 was $87,992, adjusting for inflation. Ten years later, it was just $56,335, a decline of 36 percent, according to a study by the Russell Sage Foundation.

But even as the average American household’s wealth declined, the net worth of wealthy households increased substantially. The average wealth of the American household in the 95th percentile was $1,192,639 in 2003, and $1,364,834 ten years later, an increase of 14 percent.

The authors of the study said the reason for the disparity was that affluent households were able to ride the success of the surging stock market after the 2008 crash, while middle class families were severely impacted by the decreasing value of their homes.

Wealth declined for everyone in the aftermath of the Great Recession, but better-off families were able to rebound. Households at the bottom of the wealth distribution, on the other hand, lost the largest share of their wealth.

‘The American economy has experienced rising income and wealth inequality for several decades, and there is little evidence that these trends are likely to reverse in the near term,” wrote the authors of the study.

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随着科技发展和全球化,人越来越廉价,除了少数人 -ptbwc- 给 ptbwc 发送悄悄话 ptbwc 的博客首页 (49 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 07:42:48

这话很到位。资本社会人工会原来越不值钱 -May1995- 给 May1995 发送悄悄话 May1995 的博客首页 (197 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 07:54:31

这个命题很有意思。将来人对经济增长的意义只是作为消费者,而不是生产者。 -borisg- 给 borisg 发送悄悄话 borisg 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 07:58:24

这样也并非不好。但是人得本性还是有生产创造的冲动 -May1995- 给 May1995 发送悄悄话 May1995 的博客首页 (51 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 08:03:44

这个思路写下去多半会出《资本论》一样的划时代巨著和一大堆博士 -蓝海_蓝海- 给 蓝海_蓝海 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 08:06:33

好像不对, 投坛的朋友们都是大赚特赚,财富10年至少都翻倍了 -猛牛- 给 猛牛 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 07:43:47

这里是一小部分既得利益者。 -qiaoshe- 给 qiaoshe 发送悄悄话 qiaoshe 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 07:50:50

俺的增长了三倍。 -一天钓鱼,两天上网- 给 一天钓鱼,两天上网 发送悄悄话 (472 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 08:04:18

大部分收入低的人还是因为年纪轻。 -May1995- 给 May1995 发送悄悄话 May1995 的博客首页 (167 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 08:11:41

是,年青是资产。一生总有机会,而阅历可以从书本得来,也可以从经历里来。 -一天钓鱼,两天上网- 给 一天钓鱼,两天上网 发送悄悄话 (234 bytes) () 07/28/2014 postreply 08:25:17

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