Wednesday, December 03, 2025

The wealth of the top 1% reaches a record $52 trillion

The top 1% have seen their wealth increase by $4 trillion over the past year, an increase of 7%. Their wealth hit a record $52 trillion in the second quarter. The top 0.1% saw their wealth grow by 10% over the past year. Since the pandemic, the top 0.1%, or those with a net worth of at least $46 million, have seen their total wealth nearly double to over $23 trillion.

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And still some of you continue to believe that poor immigrants are the problem.

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2025-12-03 09:23 AM

Should be obvious by now why they bought Republicans to pass Citizens United and purchased DJT outright to take money from the poor and give it to them.

Unless one is in a Cult.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-03 09:47 AM

"pass Citizens United"

really?

#3 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-03 10:24 AM

Yes, really.

www.google.com

www.brennancenter.org

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-03 10:38 AM

LOL....I'm familiar with CU.

But it was a supreme court decision.....it was a decision.

It wasn't passed. It's not legislation.

#5 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-03 10:42 AM

It passed in the rwing SC... Mr. Semantics.

Let us know if you ever have a serious argument to the point being made.

passed in the supreme court

www.google.com

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-03 10:47 AM

-Mr. Semantics.

"passed" only refers to legislation. court cases are "decided".

Senior moment? or did you really not know that?

For as much as you reference CU, you'd think you could make the distinction.

It's like when someone says we scored 7 points in a baseball game.

It's "runs"....not points.

semantics? that's what the person saying "points" would deflect with.

#7 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-03 10:51 AM

-Let us know if you ever have a serious argument to the point being made.

agreed. Pointing out you don't know the difference between a court case and a specific piece of legislation isn't serious.

funny.....but not serious.

Now, to the article.....it's a fact that wealth is trickling upward at a very alarming pace and it's been doing that for way too long.

And it's happening in the US far more than anywhere else. So....does that shine the light on CU more? Tax policy? Yes on both, for sure.

Is there another solution besides this issue being a campaign issue that one side wins? Meaning.....the democrats need to run on this and start winning more. But.....do their own voters get this?

You do.....and I do. But I'm skeptical that very many people get the realistic impact of this upward trickle. Actually, I hate saying "trickle" as to suggest it's happening slowly.

More like "flow" or "strong flow"......

#8 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-03 10:57 AM

No wonder the good-for-nothing parasitical zillionaire oligarchs like the Trumpf Crime Family (TCF) throw gala 'reveal parties' for their equally good-for-nothing heirs who will never, ever struggle with school loans, medical bills, home mortgages, finding gainful employment, buying nutritious food, or caring for an elderly parent or sick relative.

But let's blame the Somalis and migrants for our poverty and problems, right?


#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-03 10:57 AM

#7

I see you couldn't be bothered to click the link in #6 and learn that a bit of ambiguity doesn't dismiss a point, and that the phrasing I used would not have fooled a 5th grader.

Your struggles to try to disagree with people merely for the sake of disagreement are childish at best. But hey, it's prolly better than your usual, 'you suck!' posts.


#10 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-03 11:09 AM

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