Quantitative easing following the 2008 financial crisis increased wealth inequality by inflating housing and asset values

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76% of Americans earning under $50,000 annually favor government-ensured healthcare coverage

Registered nurses in the United States earn a median annual income of nearly $100,000

In Italy, wages are lower in real terms than they were in the 1990s

Portugal's minimum wage is €920, one of the lowest in Western Europe

In many U.S. states, the highest-paid public employee is a college football coach

While Kenya Barris was in college, he states Atlanta had the most Black millionaires of any city in the U.S.

Belief in free will is linked to the idea that people are solely responsible for their own failures and do not deserve support

Studies have shown that a stronger belief in free will correlates with a greater acceptance of economic inequality

Half of the members of the U.S. House and Senate are millionaires and billionaires

Users of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans often have maxed-out credit cards or do not qualify for them

Approximately 15% to 25% of Americans use Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans regularly

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans are most heavily used by consumers on the financial margins

Roughly half of Americans have used a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loan in the last few years

Iowa's 3rd Congressional District is the wealthiest congressional district in Iowa

Wealth in the United States has become highly concentrated within the top 1% of the population

The average financial aid grant for students at Wesleyan University is over $60,000.

42% of Wesleyan University students receive financial aid.

The single biggest indicator of a student's academic performance in the U.S. is family income.

In Quincy, Washington, data centers have led to lower tax rates and the construction of new, multi-million dollar high schools.

The bottom 60 to 70 percent of Americans have experienced stagnant incomes relative to costs and decreased upward mobility.