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Wealth inequality will destroy America. (lemmy.nz)

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This cartoon from The Seattle Times illustrates how America's economic pizza is actually sliced per capita, highlighting the massive disparity between the Top 1%, the merely wealthy, the upper middle class, and the lower 50%.

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[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah. The difference between the net worth of Elon Musk and of Gary Tharaldson is basically Elon Musk's entire net worth. And, Gary Tharaldson is a billionaire and the richest person in North Dakota.

The "merely multi-millionaires" are still a problem. Their wealth corrupts the democratic system. But, it isn't as dangerous as Musk's or Bezos's power.

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