Word: affluent
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...suppressed fears of many offspring are targeted by the popular bumper sticker, displayed only partly in jest, that boasts, WE'RE SPENDING OUR CHILDREN'S INHERITANCE. A 1991 survey conducted by the Gediman Research Group found that 64% of affluent Americans are more concerned with enjoying a comfortable retirement than leaving behind a sizable estate. "I'm free of guilt," says William McCarty, 66, a former grain and cattle farmer from Sheldon, Iowa, who has traveled to China and Russia since retiring. Next month he's off to Germany and Italy. "I keep telling my sons that...
...general, the poorer neighborhoods remained poor while the more affluent ones remained affluent. These persisting demographics are "not surprising," says Randall P. Wilson, planning data manager at the Cambridge Community Development Department...
Many social programs are concentrated in less affluent Area Four because the residents of that area need them more, Woodford says. "If the population is there, where else...
While the income segregation which is part of Cambridge, and nearly every American city, means the most affluent residents of Cambridge probably do not spend much time with people who live in public housing...
...less affluent neighborhoods, such as Area Four, tend to be less concerned with "town gown" issues and more concerned with immediate needs including social issues such as housing, health care and jobs...