Economics
Richest 1% of Americans Close to Surpassing Wealth of Middle Class
- Historic low interest rates boosting riches of top households
- Poorest have 35.7% of liabilities and just 6.1% of assets
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The U.S.’s historic economic expansion has so enriched one-percenters they now hold almost as much wealth as the middle- and upper-middle classes combined.