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The wealth of the 1% just hit a record $44 trillion (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 7 months ago by return2ozma to c/aboringdystopia

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13724318

Key Points

The wealth of the top 1% hit a record $44.6 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter.

All of the gains came from stock holdings thanks to an end-of-year rally.

Economists say the rising stock market is giving an added boost to consumer spending through what is known as the “wealth effect.”

The wealth of the top 1% hit a record $44.6 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter, as an end-of-year stock rally lifted their portfolios, according to new data from the Federal Reserve.

The total net worth of the top 1%, defined by the Fed as those with wealth over $11 million, increased by $2 trillion in the fourth quarter. All of the gains came from their stock holdings. The value of corporate equities and mutual fund shares held by the top 1% surged to $19.7 trillion from $17.65 trillion the previous quarter.

While their real estate values went up slightly, the value of their privately held businesses declined, essentially canceling out all other gains outside of stocks.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’d only cost a couple hundred dollars at most to build a guillotine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Leasing would be more economical.

[–] Viking_Hippie 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

And thus more inclusive. Gotta make sure that everyone who needs to use one can afford to.

I have a dream that one day every nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of a new creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all billionaires are created evil."

With apologies to MLK. Though, being a pro-union socialist himself, I'm betting he'd agree with the core message 😉

[–] breadsmasher 6 points 7 months ago

Use capitalism to destroy capitalism. Invest in my guillotine production company, own a piece of every guillotine sold!

[–] FlashMobOfOne 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And Americans are so entrenched in their voting behavior that it'll probably take another 40 years of headlines like these before they're willing to acknowledge that this is what their vote supports.

[–] paraphrand 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I still have hope that greater access to information (via the internet) is eroding that number.

[–] FlashMobOfOne 2 points 7 months ago

I've read too many history books to have hope at this point.

[–] RemoveEgoDivineFreedom 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Eat the rich. Degenerate ghouls.

[–] FenrirIII 3 points 7 months ago

And their sycophants for dessert 🍨

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Economists say the rising stock market is giving an added boost to consumer spending through what is known as the “wealth effect.”

Lmfao, rebranding the trickle down lie, are we now? 🙄

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 6 points 7 months ago

The key word was TRILLION.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

The next joker that yelled me about trickle-down ..

I write that as a Gen X capitalist.