While many Americans may be struggling to stay in the "new" middle class, others are seemingly profiting from stocks, fast-food chains and past ventures.
Almost every state is now home to at least one billionaire - as the collective wealth of America s richest people has swollen to a staggering $1.6 trillion.
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