By Jessica Dickler @CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Five years after the housing bubble burst, America's wealthiest families are now losing their homes to foreclosure at a faster rate than the rest of the country -- and many of them are doing so vol… more »

  Cr note: Michael Moore is a controversial documentary filmmaker with a net worth of $50 million.~BLS RealClearPolitics "The smart rich know they can only build the gate so high. And, and, sooner or later history proves that peop… more »

Wall Street Journal By LAURA MECKLER Jewish donors and fund-raisers are warning the Obama re-election campaign that the president is at risk of losing financial support because of concerns about his handling of Israel. The complaints began early in… more »

  By Jeanne Sahadi, senior writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- For years, President Obama has been clear about his preferred tax policy: Tax the rich more and protect households that make less than $250,000 from higher taxes. It's not clear what he'll sa… more »

NY Times The economic recovery has been helped in large part by the spending of the most affluent. Now, even the rich appear to be tightening their belts. Late last year, the highest-income households started spending more confidently, while other co… more »