The richest Americans’ wealth has exploded since the 1970s, and the gap keeps widening, per WSJ
Real household wealth growth since 1976, adjusted for inflation:
Top 0.001%: about +3,400%
Top 0.01%: about +2,300%
Top 0.1%: about +1,250%
Top 1%: about +650%
All households: about
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