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Re:A new analysis of how the world’s wealth is distributed by siddboots on Friday November 25, 2016 @02:00AM (#13034812)
It's surprising not because of how rich it makes the richest, but because of how many rich people it implies. In order for that to be true, 75 million people out there make $750k or more.
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Re:A new analysis of how the world’s wealth is distributed by joss82 on Friday November 25, 2016 @02:03AM (#13034829)
It's not revenue, it's wealth.

s/make/have

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Re:A new analysis of how the world’s wealth is distributed by roel_v on Friday November 25, 2016 @02:34AM (#13034927)
Just having bought a house in a few US states 25 years ago, and having serviced the mortgage on it since then, puts you in that bracket. There many, many electricians and plumbers (just to name some not particularly high paying jobs) out there who have a net worth of 750k+ around retirement age.
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