Wealth inequality in America paints a stark picture: the top 10% control roughly two-thirds of all household assets, sitting on an average of $8.1 million per capita.
Meanwhile, the bottom half? They're splitting just 3% of the pie—about $60,000 per household.
That gap isn't just a number. It's a structural reality shaping how people think about money, assets, and alternatives.
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GlueGuy
· 12-05 16:31
Damn, these numbers make my scalp tingle... The bottom 50% only gets 3%, how is anyone supposed to play this?
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PessimisticLayer
· 12-05 01:56
Oh my god, the bottom 50% only has 3% of the assets... Doesn’t this mean that most people are basically trapped?
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StakeOrRegret
· 12-05 01:54
Damn, this gap is really outrageous... The bottom half only gets 3%, what the hell is going on?
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ponzi_poet
· 12-05 01:53
Damn, the bottom 50% only get 3%? That’s so hopeless.
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BasementAlchemist
· 12-05 01:50
Here we go again. The wealth gap in the US is just ridiculous; the people at the bottom can only get the scraps.
Wealth inequality in America paints a stark picture: the top 10% control roughly two-thirds of all household assets, sitting on an average of $8.1 million per capita.
Meanwhile, the bottom half? They're splitting just 3% of the pie—about $60,000 per household.
That gap isn't just a number. It's a structural reality shaping how people think about money, assets, and alternatives.