The net worth held by the top 0.1% of households in the US reached $23.3 trillion in the second quarter of this year. That is up from $10.7 trillion a decade earlier. Earlier, The amount held by the bottom 50% increased to 4.2 trillion from 900 billion. So the top tenth of a percent in this country has 23 plus trillion in wealth. The bottom 50%, 4.2 trillion. (48:35–48:42)
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Asserts that the net worth of the bottom 50% of US households increased to $4.2 trillion from $900 billion.
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