high-income
Americanadjective
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The Virginia legislature, meanwhile, is considering proposals that would tax high-income earners, according to Family Enterprise USA.
From Barron's
The gap between high-income and middle- and low-income households has continued to widen since the pandemic, according to the Bank of America Institute.
From MarketWatch
While strong stock and real-estate portfolios have allowed high-income Americans to keep spending, many consumers further down the income ladder—weary from years of high inflation—are anxious about their jobs and incomes.
The spending gap between high-income and low-income households is widening slightly, Walmart Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey said.
High-income earners will realize outsize benefits, but low-income households, which tend to have a higher marginal propensity to consume, really won’t see all that much of a boost External link.
From Barron's
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