Center for Study and Advocacy to Reduce Wealth and Income Inequality
Working
to bring equality to all
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We are a non-profit organization dedicated to studying and educating the
American public about existing and emerging efforts to reduce the disparity in wealth and income.
“There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning.”
Warren Buffet
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Center for the Study of Income and Wealth Inequality is to research, educate, and advocate for change related to income and wealth disparity.
FEATURED POSTS
“The Economy is doing well, why aren’t people feeling it?” The trend line for wealth and income inequality is well documented. As the cliché goes, “the rich have gotten richer while the poor have gotten poorer.” This trend was given significant impetus in the 1980s under the Reagan administration and has continued to diverge since.
Recent Posts
“The Economy is doing well, why aren’t people feeling it?” The trend line for wealth and income inequality is well documented. As the cliché goes, “the rich have gotten richer while the poor have gotten poorer.” This trend was given significant impetus in the 1980s under the Reagan administration and has continued to diverge since.
Governmental policy, racial advantage, educational opportunities, and technology are but some of the inputs that enabled a massive accumulation of wealth by primarily the baby boomer generation. Upward of $50 trillion will be transferred from one generation to the next over the next twenty years. Read more
Needless to state, affordable rents is a growing issue with renters being pushed out by gentrification and the need to allocate upwards of 30% of their income for rent. Home ownership, the greatest pathway to wealth acquisition and growth is out of reach for over one-third of Americans. Read more