![Barry Ritholtz on Twitter: "Top 0.1% of taxpayers (170,000 families) control 20% of American wealth, the highest share since 1929. The top 1% control 39% of U.S. wealth, and the bottom 90% Barry Ritholtz on Twitter: "Top 0.1% of taxpayers (170,000 families) control 20% of American wealth, the highest share since 1929. The top 1% control 39% of U.S. wealth, and the bottom 90%](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8scerdXUAEYVu-.jpg:large)
Barry Ritholtz on Twitter: "Top 0.1% of taxpayers (170,000 families) control 20% of American wealth, the highest share since 1929. The top 1% control 39% of U.S. wealth, and the bottom 90%
![zerohedge on Twitter: "The share of US household net worth of the bottom 50% is near the lowest it has ever been at 2%, and half where it was in 1991. The zerohedge on Twitter: "The share of US household net worth of the bottom 50% is near the lowest it has ever been at 2%, and half where it was in 1991. The](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAAaV7iXMAEjeOA.jpg:large)
zerohedge on Twitter: "The share of US household net worth of the bottom 50% is near the lowest it has ever been at 2%, and half where it was in 1991. The
![The distribution of wealth in the United States and implications for a net worth tax - Equitable Growth The distribution of wealth in the United States and implications for a net worth tax - Equitable Growth](https://equitablegrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fig2-1.png)