🔴 19 American families became richer by $1 trillion — more than the GDP of Switzerland 💰
— In 2024, the wealth of the 19 richest families in the USA increased by $1 trillion, surpassing the entire GDP of Switzerland. This is a record annual increase in wealth for all time, reports WSJ, citing a study by economist Gabriel Zuckman.
📊 The numbers speak for themselves:
• Total wealth — $2.6 trillion (1.8% of all wealth in the USA)
• In 1982, there were 11 such families, and they owned only 0.1%
• In 2024, there are already 2000 billionaires in the USA — +45% over 3 years
🚀 Reason for growth: — The stock market has had the two best years in the last 25 years
— The assets of the super-rich are over 90% tied to stocks
— But: high volatility = billions can disappear in a day
💬 Among the names: Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Gates, Buffett, and Schwarzman — symbols of a new era of capital concentration.
⚖️ Questions to the system: — The top 1% owns 34.8% of the wealth in the USA
— The bottom half of the population owns only 3%
— Zuckman's research has already formed the basis for the ideas of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren about taxes on the super-rich
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