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#inheritances — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. A$38.1 billion Gina

    "The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth. And for the past 20 years or more, she has been fighting her own children in a series of court cases that are still continuing."

    "Such disputes over massive inheritances are exactly what would be expected in the “patrimonial” society described by economist Thomas Piketty in his book Capital, a big hit a decade ago. This refers to a society where wealth and social position are dominated by inherited capital, not earned income." >>
    theconversation.com/the-court-

    #UltraWealthy #wealth #inequality #inheritances #EarnedIncome #wages #BankofMumAndDad #WealthTax #family #extractivism

  2. #Homeownership #WealthInequality #SocialMobility #Housing
    🏠 Who gets to own a home – and why?
    New study by @jascha_draeger @nrmllr and @klauspforr shows:
    ➡️ #Inheritances & family gifts – even just expected – strongly influence who buys property. They account for up to 54% of homeownership gaps between social classes. Without these transfers, children from working-class families are far less likely to buy a home.
    doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2

  3. A última sessão do ciclo "Acordar História Adormecida" vai ter lugar no Museu Nacional do Traje no próximo sábado, 18 de Maio.

    Caberá a Maria Teresa Oliveira abordar as menções a roupas, jóias, ornamentos e têxteis encontradas no decorrer do projecto #VINCULUM, que são testemunhos de afetos e devoções e apresentam dados sobre o consumo destes objectos e sobre a evolução do traje.

    ℹ️ ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/acordar

    #Histodons #Entails #Heranças #Vínculos #Morgadios #Roupas #Joias #Inheritances