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Noting that previous studies showed political influence to be proportionate to wealth, they calculated, in a manner they admitted to be speculative, that each member of the Forbes 400 exerted 59,619 times as much political influence as the average member of the bottom 90 percent in income distribution.
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Page and Seawright calculated Forbes 400 members exerted 59619 times more political influence than average bottom 90 percent member.
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- Page and Seawright
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{ "year": 2014, "people": [ "Page", "Seawright" ], "source": "follow-up paper", "organization": "Forbes" } - UUID
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- September 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM (1 day ago)
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- September 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM (1 day ago)
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https://newrepublic.com/article/196176/trump-billionaires-america-wealth-inequality
This analysis examines the shift in American wealth inequality from the Great Compression to the Great Divergence, highlighting the role of policy changes and corporate influence.
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