Who are the rich in America? Tech billionaires and Wall Street financiers dominate the headlines, but roughly three million private-business owners are worth at least $5 million each, scattered right across the country.
Economists Eric Zwick and Owen Zidar, the authors of The Everywhere Millionaire, join host Ryan Bourne to explain who these “Main Street Millionaires” are, how they got rich, and what their stories tell us about the health of the American Dream.
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Angus Deaton Inadvertently Shows Why We Shouldn’t Care about Economic Inequality Stats: https://www.cato.org/commentary/angus-deaton-inadvertently-shows-why-we-shouldnt-care-about-economic-inequality-stats
Failures of Wealth Taxation: https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/failures-wealth-taxation
Exploring Wealth Inequality: https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/exploring-wealth-inequality
Host & Producer: Ryan Bourne
Senior Producer: Barbara Galletti
Video Editor: Lena Popilieva
Audio Engineer: Sedona LaMarre
Director of Photography: Darren Walker
Assistant Producer: Nathan Miller
Motion Graphics: Jonathan Fields
Original Music: Cecil Sherman
Executive Producer: Kristina Kendall
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