IgnatzFeb 18, 2025
Andrea Junker 

Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $394.2 billion

Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $241.9 billion

Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $254.1 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25

It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.

Feb 17, 2025 at 9:06pmWeb
Show threadMayor Gamal SherifFeb 17, 2025

@Strandjunker
Excellent data.

Corporations should be required to provide a #LivingWage so that people can afford to take care of themselves, their families, and their communities.

I'm also going to #learn more about a guaranteed maximum #income so that the wealthiest earn only their fair share.

Show threadyuhasz01Feb 17, 2025

@Strandjunker

US billionaire wealth increases from 2012 to 2024, staggering indictment of our economic system inequality.

And political system: this was done under Obama, Trump, Biden; 2 Dems presidents as well.

The US econ0mic system promotes extreme wealth and inequality under ANY president.

Show threadradioactivestardustFeb 17, 2025
@Strandjunker they have worked so diligent, they deserved those billions. Everyone else did just not work hard enough.
Show threadrandoFeb 18, 2025
@Strandjunker Thank you Federal Reserve & govt spending devaluing the dollar. Really hurts us normal people
Show threadbigpoppakenFeb 18, 2025
@Strandjunker so true
Show threadAdam CotéFeb 18, 2025
@Strandjunker
Show threadAnansi (spider)Feb 18, 2025
@Strandjunker Who gave them this money and power. Who are the investors behind this ? Who are the people? If its you, stop using their services/products and they'll have less power, less credit and less money. Show that you do not like what they do to you, to society, to people where it hurts them: Money.
Show threadBernhard LueckeFeb 18, 2025
@Strandjunker Reagonomis&IT
Show threadstudentmainFeb 18, 2025

@Strandjunker

meanwhile in china

ma huateng's wealth
2012: 41 billion cny (6.5 billion usd)
2025: 315 billion cny (43.3 billion usd)

minimum wage, take shenzhen as example
2012: 13.3 cny (2.11 usd)
2025: 22.2 cny (3.14 usd)

seems you guys are even more oligarchy than one of the worst oligarchy

Show threadActiversityFeb 21, 2025
@Strandjunker to see what a billion looks like, go here and do not stop scrolling.
https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/
Wealth, shown to scale

Wealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way.

Show threadcatsynth / amanda cFeb 24, 2025
@Strandjunker I look at this and wonder what exactly Musk actually did to achieve that staggering and obscene growth in wealth, more that Beszos or Zuckerberg. With the latter two, I at least know what they did, even if I don’t agree with it.