NickGiambruno on Nostr: According to Forbes, there are around 806 billionaires in the US with a combined net ...
According to Forbes, there are around 806 billionaires in the US with a combined net worth of about $5.8 trillion.
Even if the US government confiscated 100% of their assets with a wealth tax, it wouldn't even cover federal spending for just one year.
It certainly wouldn't change the trajectory of the debt spiral, which is now an unstoppable trend.
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