‚ by far‚ has the most unequal distribution of income of all developed nations. • The U.S. ranks 64th in the world on income inequality (i.e.‚ 63 nations are more equal than the U.S.) • The top 1% holds more than 35% of the nation’s overall wealth‚ while the bottom 50% controls 2.5%. • The richest 400 Americans have more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans combined. • In 1970‚ the top 1% of earners took home 9% of the nation’s total income. Today‚ they take in approximately 23%. Earning
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answer the following questions. (please use four decimals and not 32nd) (a) What would be the fair price today for the 2s of 11/15/2011? _____________102.0154 (b) If the bond was traded at a price of 101 instead of the price derived from (a) above‚ was the bond rich or cheap? ___________Cheap (c) How could an arbitrageur profit from this price difference using the bonds in the above table? _______________________Buy this 2s and short the replicate portfolio Show your work. (a) 2/2 d(0
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that have problems about income inequality. This country is filled with immigrants that are trying to use our government’s programs to provide for their families. It is inevitable to change the different amount of income people make. The problem is how those earnings are dispersed and where the money is actually going to. Today‚ there are many changes in American society that affect your income such as where you live‚ technological advancements‚ etc. Many questions arise when discussing income inequality
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for All the income inequality is widening. There’s no simple answer. Globalization has created "superstars" and concentrated pay among corporate executives‚ Wall Street traders‚ popular entertainers and another financial elite. At the same time‚ factory workers now compete with 3 billion people in China‚ India‚ eastern Europe and elsewhere who weren’t working for multinational corporations 20 years ago. Many now make products for Apple‚ Intel‚ General Motors and others at low wages. This has depressed
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national income. b) Check if there is a budget deficit or surplus. c) And what about the trade balance? d) What happens if Imports increase of 20? G = 55 M = 10 2. Given C = 40 + 0.5(Y-T) I = 60 G = 55 T = 10 + 0.2Y What is the value of equilibrium income level ? If both autonomous consumption (expenses) and T increase by the same amount‚ equilibrium Y will increase‚ decrease or being unchanged? Why? 3. In a closed economy with C‚ autonomous I and G‚ suppose consumers of this economy
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Why income inequality is killing capitalism The economy seems to be on everyone’s mind these days. It has become a bit of a notion really; an idea that something is rotten in the world of capitalism. Unemployment is on the rise and while an increasing number of households are struggling to pay their loans some mysterious group of people called “bankers” are figuring out what to do with their million dollar bonuses. Aside from not being “fair” whatsoever‚ it is becoming evident that this really
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This article by Julia Limitone describes the state of our current economy and what some economic advisors are expecting for the future. While a few have a negative outlook‚ some believe the United States economy is doing incredibly well under the circumstances. Senator Bernie Sanders describes America’s economy as “rigged” and full of income inequality. He even states that America has more inequality than any other country in the world. Martin Feldstein‚ an economic advisor at FOX Business‚ explains
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President Obama called widening income inequality the “defining challenge of our time”. The political firestorm created from perceived economic inequality is an increasingly vexing problem in the United States. The belief‚ that the richest citizens use their power and privilege by abusing the most vulnerable with impunity‚ as think tank philosophers feed mob rule passions for equality through “divide and conquer” Machiavellianism. Consequently‚ allowing the government and wealthy individuals to
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Help with Obesity for Low-income Families Victoria Rock AIU Online Abstract Obesity has become a major problem here in America. Although millions of American’s are affected by it‚ from all levels of society‚ the biggest problem seems to be focused with low-income families. Help with Obesity for Low-income Families It has become impossible for low-income families to provide healthy meals for their families. Government‚ Farm policies and the food industry itself are main reasons as to
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(Unit-5): Many places in the world‚ for example Bali or Thailand‚ depend on tourism as the main source of income. What are the pros and cons of this? Pros and Cons of depend on tourism income Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure or business purposes and dynamically developing sectors of external economic. Tourism income is vital for many countries‚ Egypt‚ Thailand and Caribbean due to the income generated by the consumption of goods and services by tourists. There are both pros and cons of
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