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枫下茶话 / 社会 / 富人愈富，天下规律。Average wealth adjusted for inflation for the richest ten percent of family units increased from $442,468 in 1970 to $980,903 in 1999--an increase of 122 percent.
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2002-12-14
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穷人愈穷，过得也不错。：) Average wealth adjusted for inflation for the poorest ten percent (negative average wealth or more debts than assets) actually declined by 28 percent from -$8,031 in 1970 to -$10,656 in 1999.
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2002-12-14
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有房子不一定就富。Housing has a surprisingly small impact on the overall skewed distribution of wealth.The richest 20 percent of family units had 70.4 percent of all personal wealth in 1999. After subtracting housing assets and mortgage debt, the richest group has 76.2 percent of the wealth.
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2002-12-14
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房子是最大份额的资产(38%)，也是最大份额的负债(66%)。The estimated value of all principal residences in 1999 was $1.1 trillion, or 38 percent of all total personal assets. Mortgages on principal residences totaled $304 billion, or 66 percent of total personal debt.
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2002-12-14
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悬殊不算太大。：) The wealthiest ten percent of family units held 53 percent of the wealth in 1999.
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2002-12-14
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