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7 years ago there were no billionaires worth more than $100 billion - today there are 18! (sh.itjust.works)

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Billionaires 7 years ago:

https://web.archive.org/web/20171004002738/https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/

Billionaires today:

https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't think we had 250% inflation in the last 7 years

We certainly didn't have a 250% increase in wages or median wealth in the last 7 years

They are parasites and criminals

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

These sorts of stats are misleading and can erode the footing of the argument you are making. Showing the numbers adjusted for inflation is damning enough.

We've had around 60% inflation over the past seven years, does it explain all their increases? No.

But not including that information and saying "but number is bigger!" Just makes your argument look weak when it could be statistically sound.