{"id":1685,"date":"2017-11-15T09:14:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T15:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2017-11-15T09:14:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T15:14:18","slug":"wealth-and-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2017\/11\/15\/wealth-and-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Wealth and Well-Being"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Benefits for the <\/span>wealthiest Americans<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Republicans\u2019 proposed tax plan are causing alarm among some Americans, especially because they risk widening an already large wealth gap. According to a <\/span>recent analysis<\/span><\/a>, the three richest Americans control more wealth than half of the United States\u2019 population. Wealth is different from income, because it takes into account assets like property and debts in addition to earnings, which means wealth inequality in the United States is much greater than income inequality. Social scientists demonstrate that the amount of wealth a person accumulates is associated with a variety of social advantages. And once someone has accumulated wealth, the benefits continue to build up over time and across generations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Income matters for wealth accumulation, but that is not the only factor. Homeownership is particularly important, though age, wealth of parents, level of education, religion, race, and gender also influence the wealth a person acquires. For instance, unmarried women\u2019s wealth on average is lower than men\u2019s, and a significant gap exists between whites and Blacks in America — a gap that only gets wider in the top tax bracket. <\/span><\/h5>\n