This article is part of an ongoing series of dispatches by historian Eric Zuesse
On 20 July 2020, Forbes headlined “Elon Musk Is Now The Fifth Richest Person In The World” and reported that “As of Monday afternoon, Musk’s net worth surpassed $74 billion, meaning he is now the fifth-richest person on the planet.” Bolivia’s entire Gross National Product during 2019 was $40.58 billion. That’s for 11.4 million people — $3,559 per person. How much of an opportunity will each of those 11.4 million people have to ‘earn’ $74 billion (assuming they’d be psychopathic enough, and gifted enough, to ‘earn’ it)?
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