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Commentators argue America has become a nation of fake rich people
Original: One weird as hell result of the growing gap between the rich and everyone else? People who aren't rich, but pretend they
Commentary in The Hill argues that widening wealth inequality in the United States has produced a strange side effect: many Americans who are not wealthy live as if they were, funding an illusion of affluence through mounting debt. Writers on social media are sharing the piece, with the argument that this 'fake rich' lifestyle is ultimately unsustainable as inequality keeps growing.
Why now: The piece links rising household debt to growing inequality, tapping into current anxieties about the cost of living.
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- One weird as hell result of the growing gap between the rich and everyone else? People who aren't rich, but pretend they are. Except it's unsustainable… > United in # debt : America has become a nation of fake rich people. https:// thehill.com/opinion/finance/61… · jackwilliambell@rustedneuron.com · 4
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