19 Households Just Gained $1 Trillion—But Sure, Tell People to “Budget Better”

19 Households Just Gained $1 Trillion—But Sure, Tell People to “Budget Better”

In the land of opportunity, 19 households—yes, nineteen—gained $1 trillion in wealth last year. That’s the top 0.00001% of U.S. households, now sitting on 1.8% of the nation’s total wealth.

That’s $2.6 trillion held by a group small enough to fit in a Cheesecake Factory booth.

Meanwhile, the entire U.S. household wealth sits around $148 trillion. And somehow, this tiny club of 19 continues to outpace everyone else’s growth like it’s a Monopoly game where they own every single hotel.

Yet everyday Americans are still getting told to stop buying lattes, skip avocado toast, and try budgeting harder

Because clearly, the real problem is you not canceling Netflix—

Not the fact that 19 people now own more than most nations.