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joe_mambayesterday at 6:33 PM0 repliesview on HN

Here's what I found asking AI:

  US Household Wealth Distribution (Q1 2026, Fed DFA)

  Group       | Share of US Total Net Worth
  ------------|-------------------------
  Top 0.1%    | 14.4%
  Top 1%      | 31.6%
  Top 10%     | 67.9%
              | 
  Bottom 90%  | 32.1%
  Bottom 50%  | 2.5%
So, the top 10% holds roughly as much wealth as the bottom 90% combined.

The top 1% alone holds more than the entire bottom 90% minus the upper-middle segment.

To be in the top 10% you would need roughly 1,8 Million $ in assets (that's probably 90% of HN useerbase)

Basically, the bottom 50% are a slave class that doesn't even participate in the economy.

LE: The richest 20% are the only ones powering the U.S. economy, per Moody's Zandi. K-shaped economy all the way.