Nowadays, there are many celebrities who are famous for their glamour and wealth rather than achievements and this sets a bad example for young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience....
According to the Federal Reserve, the top 10% in the US own 69.6% of the nation’s wealth. If you need a clearer example offinancial inequalityyou just need to know that around a third of the US wealth (31.4%) is owned by the top 1%, which is almost 16 times more than the bottom...
As evidence of greater wealth in America, see the Fed's latest Consumer Finance Survey. The report showed theaverage net worth of American householdsis about $1.06 million. Meanwhile, the median net worth of American households is about $192,900. The net worth growth rate for both was about...
A prominent businessman told the [Financial Times] that Syrian security forces stopped him in the streets of Damascus last year, before placing him in solitary confinement. He was then told to pay a large sum of money based on his estimated wealth, or remain imprisoned i...