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Ascension Parish votes in favor of selling sewer system Ascension Parish votes in favor of selling sewer system 3 hours 24 minutes 11 seconds ago Saturday, April 24 2021 Apr 24, 2021 April 24, 2021 9:08 PM April 24, 2021 in Top Story Source: WBRZ Share: ASCENSION PARISH - Residents voted for the sale of the East Bank wastewater utility system to a private company Saturday night. The measure passed by 961 votes, with 4,308 votes in favor of the sale and 3,347 votes against it. The results come in the wake of many meetings, ads and billboards encouraging parish residents to vote in favor of approving the sale of the parish s sewage system to National Water Industries. ....
Pool/Getty Images There s a wealth gap among very high net worth individuals, per a new Wealth-X report. Those worth $15 million to $30 million make up just 16% of that cohort, but account for double the wealth. It shows just how concentrated wealth really is at the top, and how stark inequality is. Even millionaires have a wealth gap. One out of every 10 millionaires has a net worth between $5 to $30 million, which Wealth-X defines as very high net worth (VHNW) individuals in its annual report. But the wealth among this wealthy class is lopsided. Two-thirds of the VHNW class (about 1.7 million people) comprise the cohort s lowest wealth tier of $5 million to $10 million, per the report. But those in the upper two tiers the $15 million to $20 million range and the $20 million to $30 million range represent just 421,170 people, less than 16% of the VHNW population. And they hold twice as much wealth, or 32% of the total. ....