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Tech Rich Get Richer

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the corporate-masters-doing-well dept.

theodp writes "The economy is improving, at least for the super rich. After two years of declines, the aggregate net worth of the U.S.'s wealthiest 400 citizens leapt 10% in the past year to $995 billion, according to Forbes' annual ranking. The gains are part of a continuing shift in wealth from the East coast to the tech-centric West. Bill Gates capped off a decade in the top spot after his fortune increased by $3B to $46B. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen held onto 3rd place, his net worth rising $1B to $22B. Amazon's Jeff Bezos, who saw his fortune expand by more than $3B to $5.1B, was the top gainer on the list. And with a measly $1.4B, Jerry Yang of Yahoo! found himself in a 16-way tie for 162nd place."

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  1. Yay by sque · · Score: 5, Funny

    And all i have is baked beans and spam.

  2. 2000 was a nice year by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 4, Funny

    I remember when the IPO went off and I was a millionaire for about 3 hours.

    Then the stock price made a nice slow decent to 50 cents.

    It's a little better now, but I still have to be careful how many lattes I drink.

  3. You can tell this is true... by Perdition · · Score: 3, Funny

    You can tell this is true simply by going to www.rollsgreypoupon.com and checking their sales numbers of Rolls that actually have Grey Poupon dispensers installed... scary.

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  4. 16-way tie? by Diphthong · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Jerry Yang of Yahoo! found himself in a 16-way tie for 162nd place."


    C'mon, Jerry! Go mow a few lawns or something. Break that tie!
    1. Re:16-way tie? by mccalli · · Score: 3, Funny
      C'mon, Jerry! Go mow a few lawns or something. Break that tie!

      Reminds of a sketch on an old UK comedy series, The Two Ronnies. They had a regular sketch where a couple of tramps would muse about the world in general. Probably the best remember is:

      First tramp: "If I were Rockefeller, I'd be richer than Rockefeller"
      Second tramp: "How's that then? How do you reckon that?"
      First tramp: "Well, I'd do a spot of window cleaning on the side..."

      Cheers,
      Ian

  5. But but but by rhadamanthus · · Score: 2, Funny
    But George Bush said his "economic plan" helped everyone and didn't just make the rich richer! He wouldn't lie to me, would he?

    ---rhad

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  6. I'll tell you what I would do with all that money. by CausticPuppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Two chicks at the same time.

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  7. Re:Oh well.... by gowen · · Score: 2, Funny
    The last I heard, the median for income earners in America was $27,000 per year... doesn't sound so poor to me.
    Could you kindly explain why you think the poor getting poorer would affect the median income?
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