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According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_in_the_United_States the total household wealth in the
by corysama 16y ago
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_in_the_United_States the total household wealth in the US is $55 trillion. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/... says the US population is 313 million. $55t/313m = $175k per person on average.
The most conservative proposal from the survey splits the wealth at roughly 40:20:20:10:10. That means if we had an average representative of each of the 5 groups, they would each be worth 5* $175* (that group's percentage) = $350k : $175k : $175k : $87.5k : $87.5k
Meanwhile, the most liberal proposal was roughly 30:20:20:15:15 giving $262K : $175k : $175k : $131k : $131k
- Tycho 16y agoHeh, the fringe Scottish Socialist Party had a much maligned proposal to instate a wage cap of £250k (approximately $350k), which according to this study actually aligns with the conservative ideal. Just shows how firm a grasp of the statistics people have when it comes to this sort of thing.