• grue@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    From the article, emphasis added:

    The poorest 40% of households suffered an 8% drop in cash savings and the middle 40% (the U.S. middle class) also saw their bank deposits and other liquid assets topple. Only the wealthiest 20% of households are still enjoying the extra cash they stockpiled during the pandemic, with their savings about 8% above where they were in March 2020.

    I’m not disbelieving your personal experience, but the article does indeed say it’s the top quintile who benefited.