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Private business fortunes reveal overlooked source of wealth and inequality in America

Source: Phys.org · Published 22 Oct 2026, 01:00

A majority of Americans blame billionaires for the nation's ever-growing income and wealth divide. But economists Eric Zwick and Owen Zidar say there's a much larger but little-known cadre of very rich folks who may be even more important in closing the gap.

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