Aaron on Nostr: There are an estimated 33 million businesses in the US alone. Large corporations, ...

There are an estimated 33 million businesses in the US alone. Large corporations, which are overwhelmingly following the model I described above, account for approximately 56% of total revenue. That means about half of the money that changes hands in economic exchanges in the US passes through the hands of these wealth extraction machines.

https://www.clearlypayments.com/blog/the-number-of-businesses-in-the-usa-and-statistics-for-2024/