美国家庭财富严重缩水 10年锐减三分之一
<p><span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="richer">richer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span>, <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>-<span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="was">was</span> $87,992 <span word="in">in</span> 2003. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> $56,335, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> 36 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="toa">toa</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="financed">financed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="Sage">Sage</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="median">median</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> — <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="substantially">substantially</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Russell">Russell</span> <span word="Sage">Sage</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="examined">examined</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 95<span word="th">th</span> <span word="percentile">percentile</span>. (<span word="For">For</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="level">level</span>, 95 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>.) <span word="It">It</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="do">do</span>-<span word="do">do</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="household">household</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>14 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Wolff">Wolff</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="households">households</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="median">median</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="household">household</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="brackets">brackets</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="Exclude">Exclude</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>: <span word="Median">Median</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p>
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