Blue collar boom? College grads, baby boomers big winners in Trump's economy
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out an eye-catching statistic in his State of the Union address Tuesday: the wealth held by the poorest half of American households increased three times as fast as the wealth held by the "1%" since he became president.That's true, according to Federal Reserve data. On average, Americans have seen a 17% jump in household wealth since Trump's election, while wealth at the bottom half has increased 54%. "This is a blue collar boom," Trump..