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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
J.R. Duren

Are billionaires happy? We asked them - and it’s complicated

Among the statistics that define the United States, one is particularly eye-popping - the country has 989 billionaires, the most of any nation in the world by a long shot.

While many of the super-rich splurge vast sums on private islands, owning sports teams and space travel, more than half of American households don’t have the means to pay bills or save a little towards retirement, according to the nonprofit Urban Institute.

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