THE VIDEO SHELF · wealth inequality
Wealth Inequality in America
A short infographic video on the distribution of wealth in America, contrasting what people believe, what they consider ideal, and the actual numbers. It highlights how top-heavy US wealth is.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters drop it whenever wealth inequality comes up, as a quick visual of the gap between perceived and actual distribution.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- politizane
- Topic
- wealth inequality
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 8
- HN mentions in dataset
- 20
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
this video tells what the average american thinks of the wealth distribution, vs reality (vs ideal): [VIDEO] it's very enlightening.
chii on Hacker News · 2017-12
In Living in a parking lot in Santa Barbara+100 for corporations -1 for consumers According to the book "Diet for a Small Planet" the beef industry gets $50 billion a year of free water from the federal government. Doesn't sound like fair market capitalism to me. It does sound like our elected officials …
mark_l_watson on Hacker News · 2013-03
In Bills seek end to farm animal abuse videosFor what it's worth, I agree, I think capitalism + some rule tweaks is fine. The culprit is really the beauty of capitalism: accelerating returns on investment. If you get to the head of the race you tend to start to accrue more and more …
SapphireSun on Hacker News · 2015-04
In College for the masses
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.
