The Wealthiest People in America
Do you know who the richest people in America are? From inventions and financial services, to innovative car parts, to technological advances, and real estate investments, there are 20 Americans who got filthy rich doing something right in their day.
Can you guess who?
1. This guy is the chairman and CEO of the conglomerate holding company, Berkshire Hathaway and has an estimated worth of $62 billion.
2. The reason that this guy is worth a whopping $58 billion is all in thanks to Microsoft.
3. This person is worth $26 billion. He is the shareholder of Las Vegas Sands, the worldâs leading Casino Based company.
4. This guy is the founder of the Oracle Corporation and his estimated worth is $25 billion.
5. Wal-Mart made these guys worth $19.2 billion each.
6. The co-founder of Google is worth about $18.6 billion.
7. The other Google co-founder is worth about $18.6 billion.
8. These two dudes, co-founder and executive vice president, are both worth $17 billion thanks to the Koch Industries which involve manufacturing, trading, and investments.
9. This guyâs estimated worth is $16.4 billion as the CEO and Chairmen of Dell Inc.
10. This entrepreneur is worth about $16 billion because he co-founded Microsoft with number two.
11. This man owns Tracinda Corporation which is a private investment corporation, heâs worth a whopping $16 billion.
12. This guy also got rich off of Microsoft, he has been the chief executive officer of the company since 2000 and is worth about $15 billion.
13. This woman is rich thanks to her father and her position as President of Fidelity Investments, one of the largest mutual funds groups in the world. Her estimated worth is $15 billion.
14. This man is an American billionaire financier, private equity investor, and corporate raider most famous for his involvement with the U.S. Car & Founder Company. His net worth is about $14 billion.
15. This family is worth $14 billion each because they founded the Mars, Incorprated.
16. The founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car is worth  about $14 billion.
17. This American is both a real estate mogul and chairman of the Irvine Company and his estimated worth is $13 billion.
18. This rich woman gets rich off her fatherâs interest and controls Cox Enterprises to be worth a whopping $12.6 billion.
19. The current mayor of New York City has loads of money thanks to Bloomberg, L.P. He is worth a good $11.5 billion.
20. This guy leads the BOK Financial Coproration which is a financial services company and he is worth about $11 billion.
Did you guess right?
1. Warren Buffet
2. Bill Gates
3. Sheldon Adelson
4. Larry Ellison
5. The Waltons
6. Sergey Brin
7. Larry Page
8. Charles & David Koch
9. Michael Dell
10. Paul Allen
11. Kirk Kerkorian
12. Steven Ballmer
13. Abigail Johnson
14. Carl Icahn
15. Mars Family
16. Jack C. Taylor
17. Donald Bren
18. Anne Cox Chambers
19. Michael Bloomberg
20. George Kaiser
Kasan Groupe
February 26th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Who’s the backbone of America? Average people who can’t afford health care or the wealthiest bankers?
I guess now it’s the bankers.
Not providing people with affordable health care is better than sending them to gas chambers - because gas chambers COST a lot of money to build! and letting them die on their own is free.
February 26th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
average people. even though they don’t pay more in taxes the percentage rate is heigher with average people
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February 26th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
i think it’s the banks .. it’s getting proven by the financial crises now
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February 26th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
I am considered lower/middle class (Probably the average American). I have health insurance, and can still afford my home, my car, eating out on occassion, and decent clothes to wear. If you have a decent job, you should have no problem getting healthcare benefits. If you cannot find a decent job in this country, then you are just lazy, and should NOT expect taxpayer support!!!!!!!.
–I think it’s a little bit hypocritical when some leftist liberals accuse Republicans for this country’s economic woes, when the Democrats CONTROL the CONGRESS!!!!!!!!!!!
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February 26th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
You’re right. Let’s punish those who have the work ethic, smarts and ingenuity to get rich, and call the "average people" who can’t afford health care the backbone of America.
By the way, without rich bankers to pay into the system, where do you think the "free" health care is going to come from?
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February 26th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
I agree, this is disgusting, we can bail out billionares but we cant get health care to our citizens
America is a joke and the Republicans are to blame, what sick people they are sick deluded people
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February 26th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
I guess you think that sending people to gas chambers & crematoriums is a joke. Not providing health care costs the country alot more than health insurance would for every citizen. BTW, without us "average people" there would be no wealthy bankers. Get a clue!
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February 26th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Haven’t you heard? If the rich pay their fair share of taxes, they will outsource American jobs. Oh, they’re doing that anyway. But we need to keep them happy. We can’t ask them for anything because they are the lifeblood of this nation. Give them more, more, and more. And give those lowlife middle class losers just enough to keep them placated.
Hey, we cannot afford healthcare, let’s continue to let the insurance companies run the show. We can’t afford to provide for our schools, our infrastructure, our children, our vets, or the elderly. Sorry.
But they sure come running when they need something, don’t they? No mention of how they will pay it back, of course. They are only socialists when it suits them.
This Paulson guy really makes my blood boil, who does he think he is, demanding no oversight and using scare tactics?
They can go broke, jump out of windows, and the world will be a better place.
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February 26th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DEMOCRAT AND A REPUBLICAN IS THIS >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Most all Reps that I know judge people upon their own experience. The world does not seem to exist out side of their own preconceptions. This is called "Self Righteousness".
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February 26th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Yea, those doctors should be so ashamed to charge so much for medical care.
Or are you gonna try and say, the re4ason doctors charge so much, is because of the government or unsurance companies..
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