Forbes released it’s annual list of the world’s billionaires and it shows that America is increasingly becoming a nation of self-made elite. Since Forbes started keeping track in 1984, the number of completely self-made billionaires (who grew from little wealth)
The combined wealth of America’s 537 billionaires would not be enough to fund the nation’s budget for even a single year.
A new report finds that the number of billionaires in the world leapt by 222 last year to 2,089, with a combined total $6.7 trillion in wealth–a sum that represents roughly one-third of America’s $18,099,042,237,252.89 national debt.
A new study commissioned by Facebook claims the social media giant created 4.5 million jobs and added $227 billion in global economic impact.
Republican 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney is debuting a new inequality theme as he considers whether to make another presidential bid.
