the wealthy

noun

: wealthy people
policies to benefit the wealthy

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Addressing Criticism Critics may argue that such tax breaks disproportionately benefit the wealthy. Joel Shulman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 The opposite — that tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy will trickle down into the rest of the economy and lift up the poor — has never been shown to work. Peter Green, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2024 The New Popular Front, meanwhile, wants to lift public spending and raise tax on super-profits and the wealthy. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024 As home ownership and wages surged between 1940 and 1960, more Americans (almost entirely White Americans) had the space and the means to host gatherings that were once the domain of the wealthy elite. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the wealthy 

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“The wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wealthy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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