Change in net worth, March 2020 to March 2021

[demmiblue]

Musk: +$118B
Bezos: +$58B
Page: +$33B
Brin: +$32B
Zuck: +$29B
Ellison: +$28B
Gates: +$24B
Ballmer: +$23B
Dell: +$18B

Meanwhile, millions of Americans are struggling to pay the bills.

It's a tale of two pandemics.

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[regnaD kciN]

1. But a $15 minimum wage is "CLASS WARFARE!!!"...

...not to mention “PUNISHING SUCCESS!!!”

[a kennedy]

2. TAX THIE FREAKING ASSES.........

This is just insane to me........HOW DAMN MUCH MONEY IS ENOUGH????

[WarGamer]

7. I have yet to see a leading politician other than a Senator (or two) push this.

Almost like politicians are afraid of taxing the rich.

5% One-Time Wealth Tax NOW and 1% annually forever... that's a start.

[progressoid]

13. Sadly true.

[aggiesal]

8. Rockefeller responded to that exact question with ...

Just one more dollar.

[czarjak]

3. More wealth for the wealthy. As intended.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Don't forget... They also need more tax breaks and estate tax repeal.

Don't forget...

They also need more tax breaks and estate tax repeal.

[Duppers]

5. Omg! K&R

[WarGamer]

6. that's 373 Billion Dollars in total

Where did that 373 Billion COME FROM to end up in their pockets?

Think about it.

[Celerity]

9. mostly from gains in stock valuations

[TexasBushwhacker]

10. Yes, after the stock market fell off a cliff in March 2020

I love Robert Reich, and I certainly believe we need a wealth tax, but this is a bit misleading.

[WarGamer]

15. Not really.

When a person deposits to their 401k each year... and the Employer matches...

Money goes into the pocket of Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos and Gates.

Billionaires are the owners of the Casino. The House always wins and takes their cut.

[WarGamer]

14. Keep digging.

Of course it came from the increase in the Stock Market.

That means people bought stock.

So... the Billionaires used money from the Middle Class to amass more wealth.

Make $60k/yr and your Employer cash matches your 401k? You just gave money to Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg.

[Tommymac]

11. I like this guy.

[BobTheSubgenius]

12. Some people seem to have pretty good years, financially.

It's almost f'ing criminal! For example, Musk's one-year tincrease in wealth, according to that list, is the equivalent of the average American income for roughly 30,000 years.

That's a hell of a year.