
当前,普通美国家庭因营养援助计划削减、房价飙升和大规模裁员而节衣缩食,超级富豪的财富却增长至前所未有的水平。未来几年,甚至可能出现首位万亿美元富翁:埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)。
乐施会(Oxfam)发布的最新报告显示,过去一年美国最富有的10位亿万富翁净资产增加了6980亿美元。
这些超级富豪几乎全是科技领域的领军人物,他们从科技和人工智能的热潮中获利,包括甲骨文(Oracle)联合创始人拉里·埃里森(Larry Ellison)、亚马逊(Amazon)创始人杰夫·贝索斯(Jeff Bezos)、谷歌(Google)联合创始人拉里·佩奇(Larry Page)和谢尔盖·布林(Sergey Brin)、Meta首席执行官马克·扎克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)、英伟达(Nvidia)首席执行官黄仁勋(Jensen Huang)、微软(Microsoft)前首席执行官史蒂夫·鲍尔默(Steve Ballmer)以及戴尔(Dell)创始人迈克尔·戴尔(Michael Dell)。
过去一年,美国十大富豪平均每人财富增长698亿美元,是普通美国家庭收入的833,631倍。
在马斯克为其惊人的1万亿美元薪酬方案辩护之际,美国人口普查数据显示,去年普通美国家庭的平均收入仅为83,730美元。
乐施会:相比之下,40%的美国家庭处于“贫困”状态
亿万富翁财富增长的同时,美国人却依靠微薄的薪水勉强度日。
报告显示,超过40%的美国人口(包括近50%的儿童)被视为贫困或低收入人群。回顾过去几十年的趋势,日益加剧的财富差距更为触目惊心。1989年至2022年间,美国最富有的1%家庭的财富增长是普通家庭的101倍。
事实上,如今美国最富有的0.1%人口拥有12.6%的资产和24%的股市财富。而底层50%的美国人仅持有股市财富的1.1%。
日益严重的不平等对女性和有色人种的打击最为沉重。男性户主家庭的财富增长是女性户主家庭平均水平的四倍。白人家庭的财富增长是非裔家庭的7.2倍,是西班牙裔/拉丁裔家庭的6.7倍。尽管非裔和西班牙裔/拉丁裔人口占美国总人口的三分之一,但他们仅拥有全国财富的5.8%。
报告警告称,更糟糕的是,由于特朗普政府的“大美丽法案”(One Big Beautiful Bill)、就业机会稀缺以及迫在眉睫的经济衰退,美国的财富差距预计将进一步扩大。
镀金时代重演:美国财富不平等为何日益加剧
历史似乎正在重演。报告显示,最富有的0.0001%人口掌握的财富份额已超过镀金时代。亿万富翁在美国已成为主宰,新政府正在通过立法来保护他们的财富。
乐施会的研究指出:“特朗普政府在不到一年时间里,推行了严重倒退的税制改革,大幅削减社会保障网络,并显著削弱工人权益,这可能使过去45年来一些最糟糕的趋势呈指数级加速。”
今年7月,特朗普总统通过了“大美丽法案”,该法案将为美国收入最高的0.1%人群减税。预计到2027年,该法规将为超级富豪减少31.1万美元的税负,而年收入低于1.5万美元的最贫困美国人将被追缴纳更多税款。在经济合作与发展组织(OECD)的十大经济体中,美国在利用税收和转移支付系统减少不平等方面排名倒数第二,同时也是该组织中相对贫困率最高的国家。
尽管美国的亿万富翁数量超过世界上任何其他国家,但普通民众并未从巨大的经济成功中分得一杯羹。穆迪(Moody's)首席经济学家马克·赞迪(Mark Zandi)上月告诉《财富》杂志,低收入家庭“在经济上正勉强度日”。生活成本飞涨,高薪工作机会稀缺,裁员潮持续升温。雪上加霜的是,美国正陷入经济衰退,22个州的经济已经出现萎缩,使本已紧张的财务状况岌岌可危。
赞迪表示:“因为没有人招聘,这种勉强维持的感觉更加脆弱。这种情况可以维持一段时间,但不可能永远持续。如果裁员潮真的加剧,中低收入群体将受到重创——而且他们别无选择。他们身负债务:车贷、学生贷款,如果幸运的话可能还有房贷,但他们将陷入困境,他们的世界将很快陷入衰退。”(*)
译者:梁宇
审校:夏林
当前,普通美国家庭因营养援助计划削减、房价飙升和大规模裁员而节衣缩食,超级富豪的财富却增长至前所未有的水平。未来几年,甚至可能出现首位万亿美元富翁:埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)。
Now, a new report from Oxfam (乐施会) has revealed that the 10 richest U.S. billionaires added $698 billion to their net worths in the past year.
乐施会(Oxfam)发布的最新报告显示,过去一年美国最富有的10位亿万富翁净资产增加了6980亿美元。
Nearly the entire ultra-rich cohort is made up of tech leaders profiting from the gold rush in tech and AI, including Oracle (甲骨文) cofounder Larry Ellison, Amazon (亚马逊) founder Jeff Bezos, Google (谷歌) cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Meta (Meta) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia (英伟达) CEO Jensen Huang, ex-Microsoft (微软) CEO Steve Ballmer, and Dell (戴尔) founder Michael Dell.
这些超级富豪几乎全是科技领域的领军人物,他们从科技和人工智能的热潮中获利,包括甲骨文(Oracle)联合创始人拉里·埃里森(Larry Ellison)、亚马逊(Amazon)创始人杰夫·贝索斯(Jeff Bezos)、谷歌(Google)联合创始人拉里·佩奇(Larry Page)和谢尔盖·布林(Sergey Brin)、Meta首席执行官马克·扎克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)、英伟达(Nvidia)首席执行官黄仁勋(Jensen Huang)、微软(Microsoft)前首席执行官史蒂夫·鲍尔默(Steve Ballmer)以及戴尔(Dell)创始人迈克尔·戴尔(Michael Dell)。
过去一年,美国十大富豪平均每人财富增长698亿美元,是普通美国家庭收入的833,631倍。
在马斯克为其惊人的1万亿美元薪酬方案辩护之际,美国人口普查数据显示,去年普通美国家庭的平均收入仅为83,730美元。
乐施会:相比之下,40%的美国家庭处于“贫困”状态
亿万富翁财富增长的同时,美国人却依靠微薄的薪水勉强度日。
报告显示,超过40%的美国人口(包括近50%的儿童)被视为贫困或低收入人群。回顾过去几十年的趋势,日益加剧的财富差距更为触目惊心。1989年至2022年间,美国最富有的1%家庭的财富增长是普通家庭的101倍。
事实上,如今美国最富有的0.1%人口拥有12.6%的资产和24%的股市财富。而底层50%的美国人仅持有股市财富的1.1%。
日益严重的不平等对女性和有色人种的打击最为沉重。男性户主家庭的财富增长是女性户主家庭平均水平的四倍。白人家庭的财富增长是非裔家庭的7.2倍,是西班牙裔/拉丁裔家庭的6.7倍。尽管非裔和西班牙裔/拉丁裔人口占美国总人口的三分之一,但他们仅拥有全国财富的5.8%。
报告警告称,更糟糕的是,由于特朗普政府的“大美丽法案”(One Big Beautiful Bill)、就业机会稀缺以及迫在眉睫的经济衰退,美国的财富差距预计将进一步扩大。
镀金时代重演:美国财富不平等为何日益加剧
历史似乎正在重演。报告显示,最富有的0.0001%人口掌握的财富份额已超过镀金时代。亿万富翁在美国已成为主宰,新政府正在通过立法来保护他们的财富。
乐施会的研究指出:“特朗普政府在不到一年时间里,推行了严重倒退的税制改革,大幅削减社会保障网络,并显著削弱工人权益,这可能使过去45年来一些最糟糕的趋势呈指数级加速。”
President Trump passed his One Big Beautiful Bill this July, which entails reducing the tax bill of the top 0.1% of earners in the country. By 2027, it's expected that the statute will shave $311,000 off the tax costs of the ultra-rich, while the poorest Americans—making less than $15,000 annually—will be forced to pay even more in taxes. Among the 10 largest economies in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (经济合作与发展组织), the U.S. is ranked second-to-last in using its tax and transfer system to fight inequality. In that cohort, America also has the highest rate of relative poverty.
今年7月,特朗普总统通过了“大美丽法案”,该法案将为美国收入最高的0.1%人群减税。预计到2027年,该法规将为超级富豪减少31.1万美元的税负,而年收入低于1.5万美元的最贫困美国人将被追缴纳更多税款。在经济合作与发展组织(OECD)的十大经济体中,美国在利用税收和转移支付系统减少不平等方面排名倒数第二,同时也是该组织中相对贫困率最高的国家。
While America is home to more billionaires than any other country in the world, the average U.S. citizen isn't getting a slice of the monumental economic success. Moody's (穆迪) chief economist, Mark Zandi, told Fortune last month that lower-income households are “hanging on by their fingertips financially.” Cost of living is raging, high-paying job opportunities are scarce, and layoffs are on the rise. To add fuel to the fire, America is descending into a recession; and 22 U.S. states are already seeing their economies contract, putting tight finances on the line.
尽管美国的亿万富翁数量超过世界上任何其他国家,但普通民众并未从巨大的经济成功中分得一杯羹。穆迪(Moody's)首席经济学家马克·赞迪(Mark Zandi)上月告诉《财富》杂志,低收入家庭“在经济上正勉强度日”。生活成本飞涨,高薪工作机会稀缺,裁员潮持续升温。雪上加霜的是,美国正陷入经济衰退,22个州的经济已经出现萎缩,使本已紧张的财务状况岌岌可危。
赞迪表示:“因为没有人招聘,这种勉强维持的感觉更加脆弱。这种情况可以维持一段时间,但不可能永远持续。如果裁员潮真的加剧,中低收入群体将受到重创——而且他们别无选择。他们身负债务:车贷、学生贷款,如果幸运的话可能还有房贷,但他们将陷入困境,他们的世界将很快陷入衰退。”(*)
译者:梁宇
审校:夏林
While Americans are pinching their pennies amid SNAP cuts, soaring housing costs, and mass layoffs, the ultra-rich are seeing unprecedented wealth gains. In the coming years, we could even have our first trillionaire: Elon Musk.
On average, each person on America's top 10 rich list gained $69.8 billion over the past year—they made 833,631 times more than what the typical American household takes home.
While Musk defends his eye-watering $1 trillion pay package, the average U.S. household only brought in $83,730 last year, according to U.S. Census data.
In contrast, 40% of American households are 'poor,' Oxfam says
While billionaires are getting richer, Americans are scraping by on their measly paychecks.
Over 40% of the U.S. population—including nearly 50% of children—are considered to be poor or low income, according to the report. And looking at trends within the last few decades, the worsening wealth divide is even more stark. Between 1989 and 2022, a rich U.S. household at the 99th percentile (or top 1%) gained 101 times more wealth than the average home.
In fact, the wealthiest 0.1% of Americans today own 12.6% of assets and 24% of the stock market. Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of the U.S. owns just 1.1% of the exchange.
Women and people of color have been hit hardest by mounting inequality; the average male-headed household gained four times as much wealth compared to the average female-led home. The fortunes of white households were bolstered 7.2 times more than the average Black household, and 6.7 times higher than the typical Hispanic/Latino home. And despite making up one-third of the U.S. population, Black and Hispanic/Latino households only hold 5.8% of the country's wealth.
What's worse, America's wealth gap is only expected to grow wider, the report warns, thanks to the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill, job scarcity, and an impending recession.
The Gilded Age returns: Why America's wealth inequality is getting worse
History seems to be repeating itself; the wealthiest 0.0001% control a greater share of wealth than in the Gilded Age, according to the report. Billionaires have become king in America, and the new administration is passing legislation to safeguard their fortunes.
“The Trump administration risks exponentially accelerating some of the worst trends of the past 45 years,” the Oxfam study notes, “having already overseen in less than one year a massively regressive tax reform, major cuts to the social safety net, and significant rollbacks for worker's rights.”
“The grip feels more tenuous because no one's getting hired. You can sustain that for a while, but you can't sustain that forever. If the layoffs do pick up, that lower-middle-income group is gonna get nailed—and they have no options,” Zandi said. “They have debt: They have auto debt, they have student loan debt, they may, if they're lucky, have a mortgage, but they're gonna struggle, and their world is going to descend into recession pretty quickly.”
