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minus-square@disguy_ovahealink-14•4 months agoThe US is the 9th richest nation in the world. https://gfmag.com/data/worlds-richest-and-poorest-countries/
minus-squareVoytrekklink13•4 months agoThat’s GDP per capital. I’m talking about total wealth, which is about a third of the world’s total wealth.
minus-square@disguy_ovahealink4•4 months agoYou referred to distribution, so I assumed you meant per capita. It’s obviously wildly disproportionate in distribution, but per capita would be the fair comparison to the wealth of other nations.
The US is the 9th richest nation in the world.
https://gfmag.com/data/worlds-richest-and-poorest-countries/
They didn’t dispute the “one of the richest” part
That’s GDP per capital. I’m talking about total wealth, which is about a third of the world’s total wealth.
You referred to distribution, so I assumed you meant per capita. It’s obviously wildly disproportionate in distribution, but per capita would be the fair comparison to the wealth of other nations.
That has nothing to do with their claim.