Forbes 400: The Richest 20 People In America

[skatetennis123]

guy looks a bit like kaka

[AndrewChan84]

These people know how to play with the IRS tax code the preserve their wealth. While their net worth in Dollar is actually seen going up, they are actually preserving their wealth from the eroding effects of inflation due to quantitative easing. The rest of us folks actually become poorer by maintaining the same net worth.....

[skatetennis123]

@AndrewChan84 i dont understand

[AndrewChan84]

@skatetennis123 There are IRS tax codes that you can play with to indefinitely delay capital gains tax, as well as much of the taxes that is caused indirectly by inflation

[NoMircee4UPSN]

my ranking is around 200 no joke

[volkswagenaustin03]

My ranking is around 110,200

[theibanez72]

my ranking is somewhere 1245631236

[tiasboi3able]

Are these ppl richer than our national debt?

[gabeuop79]

TYPO !!! Ellison is worth 33B, not 23B like it says at 4:05

[ShotFreak]

mafia xP

[pdxeddie1111]

stupid facebook

[kylehiggins7]

Where is Carlos slim??

[gabeuop79]

@kylehiggins7 - - Carlos Slim is Mexican. This is a list of richest Americans.

[untidall]

compare to the rothschilds these people are welfare babies, or even the rockefellers.

[weihnachten000]

the B at the end stands for Bucks

[chevx11]

Sweet Jesus!!! 8O

[sprinkler5802]

what does one do with 59 billion?

[adriannngp2012]

where is carlos slim?

[TenaciouslyWinning]

@adriannngp2012 Carlos Slim is not American.

[adriannngp2012]

@TenaciouslyWinning america is a continent, not a country

[TenaciouslyWinning]

@adriannngp2012 Just saying, The Forbes 400 is comprised of American billionaires. You should also know that "America" is both a country, and a continent. Look up "Unites States" on Wikipedia if you don't believe me. Happy to inform.

[TenaciouslyWinning]

@TenaciouslyWinning Correction: North America, and South America are both continents. America, by itself, however, is not. Great. Glad we got that out of the way.

[adriannngp2012]

@TenaciouslyWinning well.. wikipedia its not so acurate at all in information, because "any" person can add information, and its not a myth that america its a continent, UNITED STATES IS UNITED STATES!.

[skatetennis123]

@adriannngp2012 then i guess they mean USA or north america

[fleiva30]

i wonder if they light up a ciggar with a 100 dollar bill??

[chevx11]

@fleiva30 More like a million dollar bill(if that exist)

[juancarlospaucar]

EN ESPAÑOL NOS PODRIAN PROPORCIONAR UNA REPLICA POR FAVOR

[lumpfish99]

what is the point of this? to laugh at the people who do all the work??.....in a way im glad you publicise them.....now we know who to kill....including the idiots doing the show....

[keithbt430888]

Nazi party is an extreme right

conservative- disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.

does this definition sound familiar?

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@keithbt No the left are the party of divisivness or divide and conqure you see that through out history and even today in the U.S.. They did it with slaves, native indians and jews. The left is sick group supported by truely ignorant or brainwashed people like yourself. Hitler ran on basically HOPE and CHANGE just like OBAMA he wanted radical change and the people / sheeple bought it just like you. Hitler was a progressive, big government, one ruler, anti business=anti JEW, anti capitalist

[keithbt430888]

@goldsilverandiamonds are you sure you aren't sick, how do you go through life thinking that the opposite side of your views are so evil?

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@keithbt430888 You are a brainwashed little sheep....the views I oppose are evil. Socialists are cancer to mans nature, freedom and dignity, Communists are murdering tyrants that steal your property, freedom and dignity, the liberal left in America divides America with hate in an effort to steal more of our rights, freedom and property with on reguard on what it does to our nation and culture, Liberal republicans are no different. You mind has been molested and you are unable to understand fact.

[keithbt430888]

@goldsilverandiamonds Yup i am the brainwashed one lol, while any other view point that isn't your own is "evil". Sounds like your just a typical ignorant and close minded American.

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@keithbt430888 Sounds like you are a typical ignorant close minded communist. My mind is closed to foolishness and lies unlike yours who is the stupid one.......you!

[keithbt430888]

@goldsilverandiamonds neh,, your just proving my point

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@keithbt430888 No the only thing you have proved is that you are open minded to stupidity.

[njdevil281]

@keithbt430888 No Anarchists are the extreme right, the Nazi's are the national socialists and are leftists.

[keithbt430888]

@njdevil281 not exactly, anarchist don't even beleive in government so how can you put them in a political spectrum?

Nazi could have been liberal when it came to their economy, but they are know for being social conservatives.

[grandmama45]

over 400 billionaires in the U.S. alone, their value is worth more than half of america's wealth put together... lets put them on a list to show how great they have it. then the regular people can dream all day long about a life they will never live.. I think there is something wrong with this picture

[mjm2005]

there is opportunity all around you.

so what if you have to work hard for it.

the world is not fair, nor should it be.

i mean, look at europe. they try to promote fairness and now their currency is going to crumble apart. stick to the free market and punish the cheaters.

[keithbt430888]

@mjm2005 you realize there euro is stronger than ours,, and its a few countries in the EU thats in trouble while some others are prospering?

[mjm2005]

@keithbt430888 they're all tied together, primo.

you do realize they're proposing a €2 trillion bailout...that may or may not work.

i'm working on my five flags anyway. patriotism is overrated.

[keithbt430888]

@mjm2005 Im aware they are tied together but they all still have separate economies, they are just under the same currency. Technically the US is also tied to the EU and Japanese economies, and we are at China's balls right do to how much debt they own of ours.

[mjm2005]

@keithbt430888 which is why i want to become more involved with asia as much as possible.

[mjm2005]

@keithbt430888 which is why i want to become more involved with asia as much as possible.

[JakesJayas]

what about brian barzyck where would you classify him

[gtrjoe68]

What happened to Carlos Slim??

[sleeper057]

@gtrjoe68 Forbes 400 is only for Americans. They do Billionaires ranking in March for the international group.

[gtrjoe68]

@sleeper057 Thanks. 

[goldsilverandiamonds]

Funny how only the Koch's were said to be "very conservative" in the report but the fact is that by far most on this list ,are VERY LIBERAL was completely left out of the report. THE REAL RICH IN AMERICA ARE LIBERALS. Why are the Repulicans always painted as the party of the rich when thr real rich are LIBERALS.The green movement, carbon credits, global warming are all big business plans to create new profits and limit our freedoms and choices as consumers a win/win for big business and liberals

[keithbt430888]

@goldsilverandiamonds Right wing usually supports capitalistic views, capitalistic views usually supports the rich.

i don't think you know much about economics , do ya?

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@ke The Right supports FREEDOM and that includes FREEDOM for EVERYONE POOR,MIDDLE CLASS and RICH.The media contorts does not report the facts. LIBERAL ARE THE PARTY OF THE RICH AND OF THE HUGE CORPORATIONS. GE was one of the largest contributers of OBAMA they did not fund any republicans.GE was rewarded. The Richest in the U.S. and politics are libs check the Forbes 500 by far most are LIBERAL, Gates, Buffet, Soros ect. Corporations and Libs work hand in hand to contol markets& limit rights .

[keithbt430888]

@goldsilverandiamonds The right only supports economic freedom which is leaning more to raw capitalism, but its kinda ironic because when it comes to personal freedoms they love to strip them away.

naming 3 supposedly liberal billionaires isn't backing up your claim that liberals are the richest people in America.

you realize GE's rewards are given out to every company that qualifies for the tax credit?

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@keithbt4 We will not ever and did not ever have raw capitalism which would actually redistribute the wealth to a much larger population. Liberals want to limit freedoms and choices of all and they understand that they can work with corporations who love to control markets to do this, its a win / win for both. The facts remain, the wealthiest in Congress are Liberals and the wealthiest in business are liberals. Look up the list do the research, like I have and you will find MOST are liberal.

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@keithbt4 We will not ever and did not ever have raw capitalism which would actually redistribute the wealth to a much larger population. Liberals want to limit freedoms and choices of all and they understand that they can work with corporations who love to control markets to do this, its a win / win for both. The facts remain, the wealthiest in Congress are Liberals and the wealthiest in business are liberals. Look up the list do the research, like I have and you will find MOST are liberal.

[Heeroyui752]

@goldsilverandiamonds you mean conservatives.

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@Hee No, I mean LIBERALS are you so brainwashed you cannot think for yourself look at who runs the largest companies they ARE LIBERALS, look at the richest in AMERICA they are LIBERALS look at the richest in politics they areLIBERALS.....be skeptical of what you been told by the LIBERAL MEDIA or at least honest about your lies. The top 1%-5% in wealth in America are LIBERALS why would they do something to harm their agenda, they wont, they will create laws that trade freedoms for profit=WIN/WIN

[Heeroyui752]

@goldsilverandiamonds No you mean Conservatives. I'm a liberal. I know Conservatives. You have your sides mixed up completely.

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@H No I mean LIBERALS such as Gates/Microsoft, Buffet/Berkshire Hataway, Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook,Sergey Brinn/Larry Page/Google, Bloomberg/Mayor, Soros/Investor, Perelman brothers/businessmen,Jeff Bezos/Amazon I could go on and on, BUT IT IS CLEAR THE WEALTHIEST ARE LIBERALS, MANY WHO RUN THE LARGEST CORPORATIONS IN THE WORLD!! and as far as Polticians in CONGRESS 2011, 7 of the TOP 10 are LIBERALS , just Google richest in Congress 2011. Yes you are liberal that is why you dont know shit!!!

[Heeroyui752]

@goldsilverandiamonds Yeah the wealthiest are Liberals...and they are doing the opposite of what you're saying "Liberals" do. How about you stop with your conspiracy theories and actually talk to one. You'll find that you have us confused with conservatives :)

[keithbt430888]

@goldsilverandiamonds youve got it mixed up,,, there is a reason why republican want to cut taxes of the rich.

if the richest people in the US are all liberal, why would the republicans want to help liberals?

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@keit No Idont have it mixed up Republicans stand generally for smaller government, support of the Constitiution and what Government really is in charge of, in additiuon to freedom for all. So when you attack a group like the rich threating higher and higher taxes it goes against Republican and American principals not to mention the Constitiution depending on what it is spent on. The reality is they are not helping them other then choosing to slow government growth,greed, waste and expansion .

[keithbt430888]

@goldsilverandiamonds yes your still confusing economic freedom with civil freedoms.

republican support economics freedoms in which the government doesn't control much of the economy. in the form of taxes, transfer payments, interest rates ect. The republican's main stand point is that they don't want any system that "spreads the wealth".

republicans do not fully support individual civil rights, a couple major examples are gay marriage and abortion.

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@k Where in our Constitution does it say the Governments job" is to spread the wealth"? We are a capitalist economic system always have been, a proven system that made us the most wealthy nation in the world, until a few politicians decided" to spread the wealth", a communist ideal pushed by the Democrats.Punish the productive, very stupid economically.Civil rights,sufferage movements,the end of slavery were started in CONSERVATIVE CHURCHES. Gay marraige in not a right, nor TAX funded abortion.

[keithbt430888]

KKK rallies started in CONSERVATIVE CHURCHES too, and if i remember correctly the south was and still is mostly CONSERVATIVE back then. Not to mention Hitler was a CONSERVATIVE.

We do not have a true capitalist economy, you need to stop watching FOX news and pick up a macroeconomic book and you'll see what I'm talking about. Today's capitalist societies are in 3rd wold countries and they mainly benefit the rich.

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@keith Dumb ass The KKK was started by Southern Liberal Democrats they same people who fought to keep slavery and the same who tried to stop Cilvil Rights Movement you are a really brain washed dumb ass, you must be a liberal democrat. Hiltler, fuckhead was a SOCIALIST the head of the NATIONAL SOCIALIST WAORKERS PARTY, he was anti capitalist and a huge nationalist you fucking retard!! Socialists hate diversity in their communities throught the world except in the U.S. Socialism is racist.

[keithbt430888]

@goldsilverandiamonds before you call me a dumb ass, why don't you do research on these particular subjects and you'll learn that Hitler was a conservative. Just because socialist happens to be in the name doesn't mean that the party wasn't conservative.

back in slavery days the republicans were liberal, or progressive or what ever you want to call it., while the democrats were the conservatives. Since you don't know your stuff you wouldn't know that they have switched rolls multiple times.

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@keithbt430888 Hiltler was an art sudent in Europe and may have been a male prositiue at one point.......Liberal. Hilter wanted big government and weak private business.....Liberal. Hiltler was a proud socialist who hated capitalism........Liberal. Hilters browns shirts were run by gays and they went after the consevatives....LIBERAL. I know you socalist histroy revisionist hate to admit the truth and that is why you try and distance yourself from the HORRORS OF SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISIM.

[goldsilverandiamonds]

@ke The Right supports FREEDOM and that includes FREEDOM for EVERYONE POOR,MIDDLE CLASS and RICH.The media does not report the facts. LIBERAL ARE THE PARTY OF THE RICH AND OF THE HUGE CORPORATIONS. GE was one of the largest contributers of OBAMA they did not fund any republicans.GE was rewarded. The Richest in the U.S. and politics are libs check the Forbes 500 by far most are LIBERAL, Gates, Buffet, Soros ect. Corporations and Libs work hand in hand to contol markets& limit rights .