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by hxypqr 892 days ago
The number .001% should be changed to .1% or 1%.
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I was implying that the .001% are the Oligarchs. The 1% are their entourage/minions/buffer-class.

https://i.imgur.com/aMENxsB.png <<--- Wow, I was spot-the-f-on.

However, the list of >100B people obviously doesnt include a lot of people that are in the shadows. Medici is still around, Rothschilds, Germanic-royal-bloodlines in the hapsberg gotha and other lines, etc. And obviously its talking about known "market" worth - but look at how much land and real-estate is owned by people such as Rothschilds, and ilk. -

Billionaires with over $100 billion net worth (as of January 13, 2024):

https://i.imgur.com/qRZcFb5.png

Top 20 of the next tier:

https://i.imgur.com/UFHUAke.png

99% are the chattel.