There's a Mind-Boggling Number of Rich People in America

September 18, 2026·59 min·5-min readconversationalnews

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This episode of All Things Podcast explores the hidden world of American wealth, focusing on pass-through businesses (like S-corps) that generate vast fortunes for a broad layer of millionaires and billionaires outside the tech and finance elite. Economists Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick revea

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Owen Zidar

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People

Owen ZidarEric ZwickTracy AllawayJoe WeisenthalBernie Moreno

Books

The Everywhere Millionaireby Owen Zidar, Eric Zwick

Research & Papers

Piketty and Saez income inequality researchby Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez

Topics

Business NewsEconomicsFederal ReserveInequalityPolitical NewsSmall BusinessTaxes

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