Apropos of nothing at all, I found this bit of math I must have worked on in 2020.

A Notes app screenshot reading "Some very rough math: Richest 400 Americans: $2.9 trillion Leave them each with $999 million Left over: $2.4 trillion Number of Black Americans: 38 million $2.4 trillion / 38 million = $63,157 $63,157 for every black man, woman, child $252,631 for a family of four Enough to buy a house, pay off student loans, or take a long and wondrous holiday. $63,157 and the 400 former billionaires wouldn't even be able to detect a change in their lifestyle."

Do please double-check my figures. And while you’re at it, ponder a minute on the question: does anyone really need a dollar more than more than $999M?

Jasper Nighthawk @jaspernighthawk