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A map of American prosperity

And how wealth inequality has remade it:

Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity [The Conversation] – “The overall picture is worrying. The wealthiest cities in the U.S. are now almost seven times richer than the poorest regions, a disparity that has almost doubled since 1960. Meanwhile, especially in urban coastal areas, wealth has become highly concentrated in the hands of a few. The picture from the geography of wealth suggests we are even more divided than we thought.”