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In reply to the discussion: Why American and Britain are Self-Destructing [View all]ancianita
(35,950 posts)they are a few, yes. But they're more than a few.
And findable. There's just no jurisdictional enforcement -- whether it's the UN's military force, Interpol, ICC, US military, or even the FBI -- to bring them to the tax table to have that sitdown and give them the ultimatum.
There are 2,604 billionaires in the world, 607 of them in the U.S., and 40% of those in New York and California. We've got 420 more than the next closest country, China. Worldwide they're worth over US$9.1 trillion, up from US$7.67 trillion in 2017. The top eight worldwide own as much combined wealth as half the human race.
https://wealthygorilla.com/top-20-richest-people-world/
Looks like the world's 46.8 MILLION MILLIONAIRES collectively own more $ than the other half of humans, owning approximately $158.3 trillion.
Global wealth grew in 2019 to $360 trillion, according to the Global Wealth Report published Monday from the Credit Suisse Research Institute.
It's not a few. It's a big club, and we ain't in it. But we know their names.