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3. The number for net worth is also striking.

Fri May 25, 2012, 05:40 AM

May 2012

Michael Moore said 400 people had greater net worth than the lower 60% of households.

So the bottom 60% of households possessed just $1.22 trillion of that $53.15 trillion, less than the Forbes 400.

(From his website March 7, 2011. He explains his math on there.)
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/forbes-400-vs-everybody-else

I'm not sure how financial wealth is measured, or net worth for that matter. Either way it is very striking.

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A little math lesson for the 99% [View all] TBF May 2012 OP

okay FirstLight May 2012 #1

Main point is that there is plenty of money in this country TBF May 2012 #2

The number for net worth is also striking. limpyhobbler May 2012 #3