Six of the Top Ten U.S. Billionaires Are Kochs and Waltons
by YES! Magazine on Nov 24, 2013 | Views: 588 | Score: 4
Net Worth (Billions) | |
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Bill Gates | 72 |
Warren Buffett | 58.5 |
Larry Ellison | 41 |
Charles Koch | 36 |
David Koch | 36 |
Christy Walton & family | 35.4 |
Jim Walton | 33.8 |
Alice Walton | 33.5 |
S. Robson Walton | 33.3 |
Michael Bloomberg | 31 |
The 10 Richest People In America
Sources:
yesmagazine.org, forbes.com
For the first time ever, according to Forbes magazine, the 400 richest Americans have more than $2 trillion in combined wealth. And, a fifth of that amount is held by just 10 individuals. Of those 10 richest Americans, six hail from two families—the Kochs and the Waltons—who are destroying our economy and corrupting our politics. We all should be outraged.