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How zoning affects the wealth gap
David Brancaccio May 7, 2013
Lisa Prevost's new book, 'Snob Zones: Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate,' looks at towns that have used zoning laws to keep low- and middle-income families out, in favor of the rich moving in.
Social media is no soap box for the poor: Study
David Brancaccio Apr 26, 2013
A new study by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project shows that social media and the Internet are not helping much to get poorer people engaged in civic life.
The young and rich: 'Give away our wealth'
Kai Ryssdal Mar 28, 2013
It may sound crazy, but a group of wealthy young people is giving their inheritance money away.
Baltimore: You know you're wealthy when...
Marketplace Money Staff Apr 10, 2013
People from Baltimore finish the sentence, "You know you're wealthy when..."
New Orleans residents: You know you're wealthy when...
Eve Abrams Apr 10, 2013
In the third installment of Marketplace's "You Know You're Wealthy When" series, we traveled to New Orleans to ask residents of "The Big Easy" what being wealthy means to them.
D.C. residents: You know you're wealthy when...
Apr 10, 2013
How do you define wealth? Chime in and let us know how you would finish this sentence: "You know you're wealthy when..."
Do the wealthy think they're wealthy?
Krissy Clark Jan 4, 2013
The tax code may put high earners in the top bracket, but they don't always agree that they are rich.
Photos: You know you're wealthy when...
John Ketchum Jan 31, 2013
People from all backgrounds weigh in on what makes a person wealthy.
Philadelphia collects court debt decades later
Amanda Aronczyk Dec 20, 2012
Since 2010, the courts of Philadelphia have embarked on a massive debt collection from ex-offenders. It’s an attempt to collect on $1.5 billion in old fees, fines and forfeited bail owed to the criminal justice system.
Tax debate revives question of who's rich
Dan Bobkoff Dec 18, 2012
Fiscal cliff negotiations on tax rates hinge on an issue that has vexed the tax policy debate for years: What income level defines rich?
