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by indecisive_user 1001 days ago
How many billions are you talking here?

A billion dollars split evenly over the US population nets around $2.98 per person, so we're gonna need a lot to really make any appreciable difference.

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About 41000 billions.

> The wealthiest 1% of Americans controlled about $41.52 trillion in the first quarter, according to Federal Reserve data released Monday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/23/how-much-wealth-top-1percent...