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Americans Are Richer Than Ever. Why Are They So Angry?

Bloomberg Markets Friday 31 July 2026, 21:10 UTC 1 min read
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Jul 31st, 2026 Americans Are Richer Than Ever. Why Are They So Angry? Bloomberg's Allison Schrager and David Gura join Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money."

Jul 31st, 2026 Americans Are Richer Than Ever. Why Are They So Angry? Bloomberg's Allison Schrager and David Gura join Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." Schrager writes that "it is one of the great paradoxes of our time: Americans have never been richer — or more negative about the economy. More people are upper-middle class than ever, and even lower-income Americans are richer by almost every measure compared to previous generations. And yet more than three in five Americans say the economy is not working for them."
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