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I agree with you that it's not accurate, but you're also missing the forest for the trees.

Let's say no one is willing to buy all those shares for $200B, ok, but do you think he could find a buyer at $50B? Probably several.

So just divide the number on the website by 4, does that really change anything?

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I think the first two statements would still stand:

> This is sensationalist. > It's based on net worth, not income. But net worth of billionaires is incredibly inflated by the way we measure it.

That being said, I also think that this inequality increase is a problem for the society as a whole. However I haven't heard yet about a concrete and satisfactory solution/measure to tackle it and that would be effective.

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