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    35 of the 80 richest are American

    35 of the 80 richest are American

    • The combined wealth of the 80 richest billionaires is the same amount as that of the bottom 50% of the Earth's population, Oxfam said in a new report
    • Eight of the top ten wealthiest billionaires are American
    • Oxfam found a steep drop and that 388 billionaires had the same amount of money as the bottom 50% of the Earth's population in 2010
    • The charity's report also said that the richest 1 percent of the population will own more than half the world's wealth by 2016
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    Accelerated transfers of wealth worldwide and right here. We may not have much time to un tilt the table. You see this belies the argument that the super rich earned their money with hard work, brains, etc. They can't be working that much harder than they were just five years ago

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    Most of the super rich made their money off the sweat of workers everywhere and mostly china.Some connived swindled and cheated and lied and made more money. Id bet NONE did it with sweat and tears.

    The super rich are raping everyone else out of greed, they milk every dime they can for themselves without any regard for anyone else.
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    Uh Huh.
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    So the Bamster has been great for the wealthy "job creators" after all. Yay!
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    Census Bureau: 5 Richest Counties Are D.C. Suburbs
    December 7, 2017 | The five richest counties in the United States when measured by median household income are all suburbs of Washington, D.C., according to the American Community Survey data released today by the Census Bureau.
    According to the American Community Survey's new five-year estimates (2012-2016), the five richest counties in the country are: Loudoun County, Va., where the median household income was $125,672; Falls Church City, Va., where it was $115,244; Fairfax County, Va., where it was $114,329; Howard County, Md., where it was $113,800; and Arlington County, Va., where it was $108,706. An additional four Washington-area counties made it into the Top 20: No. 9 Fairfax City, Va. ($104,065); No. 14 Montgomery County, Md. ($100,352); No. 17 Prince William County, Va. ($98,546); and No, 20 Stafford County, Va. ($97,606).

    That gave the Washington, D.C. area a total of 9 out of the 20 richest counties in the United States. Five of the Top 20 richest counties were in northern New Jersey or New York: No. 6 Hunterdon County, N.J. ($108,177); No. 10 Morris County, N.J. ($102,798); No. 11 Somerset County, N.J. ($102,405); No. 12 Nassau County, N.Y. ($102,044); and No. 19 Putnam County, N.Y. ($97,606).


    Another three of the Top 20 richest counties were in California in the San Francisco Bay Area: No. 13 Santa Clara County ($101,173); No. 15 Marin County ($100,310); and No. 17 San Mateo County ($98,546). The Census Bureau treats independents cities—such as Falls Church City, Va., and Fairfax City, Va.—as counties, which is why they are included on the list.

    The nationwide median household income in 2012-2016, according to the Census Bureau, was $55,322. That means that the income in the nation's four richest counties—Loudoun, Falls Church City, Fairfax County, and Howard County—were all more than double the national median. The median household income in Arlington County, the nation’s fifth richest county, which sits directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., was 96.5 percent greater than the national median.

    https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article...are-dc-suburbs

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    I'm sure there are people out there covering their ears and screaming La La La La, because it defies certain economic theory. Those same people will not admit that their favorite economic theorists are totally out of touch with humanity, even if they end up living in a Mad Max world. They will never recognize that there is an artificial pie created by artificial scarcity and that some people can and will take most of it because they can.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common View Post
    Most of the super rich made their money off the sweat of workers everywhere and mostly china.Some connived swindled and cheated and lied and made more money. Id bet NONE did it with sweat and tears.

    The super rich are raping everyone else out of greed, they milk every dime they can for themselves without any regard for anyone else.
    What?

    Please name names and a link to support this Safety sounding post. Please.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Who View Post
    I'm sure there are people out there covering their ears and screaming La La La La, because it defies certain economic theory. Those same people will not admit that their favorite economic theorists are totally out of touch with humanity, even if they end up living in a Mad Max world. They will never recognize that there is an artificial pie created by artificial scarcity and that some people can and will take most of it because they can.
    Have you ever stopped to consider this is how people in say....the poorest corners of Bangladesh....see you....Dr. Who? Living in the lap of luxury, you even have spare monies to purchase a internet connecting device and type on a political forum. Many people consider you......Dr. Who....a person who is out of touch, not in understanding of the scarcity pie, living high on the hog, and taking......because you can.

    What dribble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nic34 View Post
    So the Bamster has been great for the wealthy "job creators" after all. Yay!
    How many poor people have you worked for?

    The Bamster was great for....well...the Bamster. He presided over a stagnant economy and was most devastating to his own party.

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