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PERSPECTIVES
Wealth of Richest Americans Dwarfs GDP
of Bangladesh
May 7, 2003
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Total Net Worth of 100 Richest Americans: | $568.2 Billion | |
Median American Family Net Worth, 2001: | $86,100 |
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Total Net Worth of 100 Richest Americans: | $568.2 Billion |
Gross Domestic Product, Bangladesh
Population: 133.3 Million | $230 Billion |
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Number of Americans living
under the poverty line: | 32.9 million |
Definition of poverty, 2002
Annual income, family of 4: | $18,100 |
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The number of $10,000 trust funds that could be created with the entire wealth of the top 100 richest americans: | 56.8 million.
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Sources: Forbes.com List of 400 Wealthiest Americans, CIA World Factbook, US Federal Reserve.
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