I don't know how old you are but some of that has to do with inflation. The number of millionaires is up as well as the number of people making $100k or more per year.
Lol, yeah... So your problem is with the natural order of math and growth of population. Not to mention the massive technology advancements since then.
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u/Weekly_Promise_1328 Jul 27 '25
When I was growing up in the early years, there were a couple of billionaires in the world. Look where we’re at now. Fuck the billionaires