Chuck DarwinThe Jackson Hole region has long been a refuge for the rich,
but an explosion of new affluence has allowed a growing cadre of extraordinarily wealthy people to ⛔️dominate both the local economy and Wyoming state politics.
Teton County is not merely the richest county in the country, per capita -- by far;
⭐️it is a window into America’s near future, as the country enters a new #gilded #age,
-- one in which millionaires are turning into billionaires overnight.
A New York Times analysis shows the stunning velocity at which the fortunes of the 1 percent have increased across the country since Trump first took office in 2017.
⚠️The richest Americans saw their net worth soar 120 percent between 2017 and 2025, a colossal leap from the 45 percent growth they had seen over the previous nine years.
⚠️The number of U.S. billionaires jumped 50 percent by some estimates between 2017 and 2025, to more than 900 people
