10-29-2016, 01:08 PM
Not that I would advocate doing this (as it destroys the tenet of meritocracy)...
I've done a quick check...it appears that the US net worth is about $86.8 trillion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_in_...ted_States
The national debt is $19.8 trillion
http://www.usgovernmentdebt.us
The net between the two is $67 trillion.
There are 325 million americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography...ted_States
If we divide all wealth evenly (regardless of age): $206,000
There are 124 million households.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1836...in-the-us/
If we divide all wealth equally amongst households: $540,000
Of course, the term household assumes that you file a tax return (I believe)...but that's not bad. When I was a child, I was told that if we divided all wealth equally, everyone would 'own' about $30,000. Maybe things have changed since the 1970's?
Just any interesting exercise...
I've done a quick check...it appears that the US net worth is about $86.8 trillion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_in_...ted_States
The national debt is $19.8 trillion
http://www.usgovernmentdebt.us
The net between the two is $67 trillion.
There are 325 million americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography...ted_States
If we divide all wealth evenly (regardless of age): $206,000
There are 124 million households.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1836...in-the-us/
If we divide all wealth equally amongst households: $540,000
Of course, the term household assumes that you file a tax return (I believe)...but that's not bad. When I was a child, I was told that if we divided all wealth equally, everyone would 'own' about $30,000. Maybe things have changed since the 1970's?
Just any interesting exercise...