I want it to be millennials… they deserve it.
They’ve been through a lot of duress and trauma. But now, they have to step up.
Who do we really see stepping up? I know and work with some truly brilliant millennials.
What I’ve observed, though, is that they give it their all for a short sprint, and then retreat.
Maybe they’re reserving their energy for a later attack.
yes. I agree with that.
we the people ultimately have the power in the United States.
we are just no longer collectively willing to exercise said powers
Warren Buffett has said:
"I could end the U.S. deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that any time there’s a deficit of more than three percent of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election."
the percentage share of wealth owned by Americans, categorized by wealth groups:
*TOP 1% Approximately 32-35% of total U.S. wealth
*Next 9% (90th to 99th percentile) Around 37-40% of total U.S. wealth
*Next 40% (50th to 90th percentile) Roughly 27-29% of total U.S. wealth
*Bottom 50%
About 2-3% of total U.S. wealth
the figures illustrate the significant wealth concentration among the top 10% of the population *Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances https://image.nostr.build/e1701b9e8d5058122320828d403e532dc4044b9f5b8bc628c99af2a1faae06e1.jpg
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