It's not only Bezos, it's a growing trend. Wealth of 400 richest...

It's not only Bezos, it's a growing trend.  

Wealth of 400 richest Americans hits record $2.9 trillion

By Alec Andersen
4 October 2018

On Wednesday, the US finance magazine Forbes released its annual “Forbes 400” list of wealthiest Americans, revealing an immense increase in wealth among the top social stratum in the United States.

The total net worth of the 400 people included on the list hit a record $2.9 trillion this year, up from $2.7 trillion last year. The most heavily represented sector was finance, from which 88 people on the list, including bank executives, hedge fund managers and investors, drew their wealth.

The next highest proportion comes from technology giants such as Google and Facebook. The CEO of Twitter and payments firm Square, Jack Dorsey, registered the greatest percentage growth in wealth from the previous year, an increase of 186 percent to $6.3 billion. This was due in large part to a jump in Square’s stock price. http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/04/forb-o04.html