• Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    If we peel about 50 billionaires and their families we could make every single American a multi-millionaire. I bet it would put a dent in wage theft, too. Scare the piss out of middle managers so hard they prolapse their ureters.

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      1 month ago

      That’s not correct.

      The average wealth in this country is ~250k a person

      • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 month ago

        Yeah their number sounded really high, but fuck it hurt to see 250k as well. Do I count as 0 or a negative number if I have more debt than my possessions are worth?

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          17 days ago

          I think 0 EDIT: I meant to say the total asset value.? I’m not sure. I think the number came from total wealth as an object, not total net worth.