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  • Give me one good reason why I should believe these numbers at all. Are they corroborated by independent third-parties who don't have a vested interest in making things look better than they are?
  • In 27 years

    The top 1% went from holding 22.8% of wealth to holding 31.6%

    The bottom 50% went from holding 3.5% to 2.5%.

  • WTH happened to bottom 50 during 2010? Went to basically zero

    Presumably that post GFC wipeout but still seems rather dramatic

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