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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu May 17, 2012, 08:36 PM May 2012

...own as much total wealth as the total wealth of the bottom 150,000,000 people in the USA?

Is this true?

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Wealthiest top 400 people in the USA... (Original Post) SHRED May 2012 OP

I'm going to guess, "Yes". NYC_SKP May 2012 #1

Michael Moore said it was true, and provided citations. limpyhobbler May 2012 #2

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1. I'm going to guess, "Yes".

Thu May 17, 2012, 08:41 PM

May 2012

And I'm confident that someone will provide a link!

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2. Michael Moore said it was true, and provided citations.

Thu May 17, 2012, 09:47 PM

May 2012

He has a links to the sources there on his website post made March 7th, 2011.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/forbes-400-vs-everybody-else

Seems true...