The worlds first Trillionaire.

[Stillriledup]

Will there ever be a human who has a Trillion dollars of wealth, could it ever happen?

Or, is there an amount of money that' the unofficial 'ceiling' for one person to have?

[HUSKER55]

Bill Gates?

[DJofSD]

Will there ever be a human who has a Trillion dollars of wealth, could it ever happen?

Not if Obama has any say in the matter.

[horses4courses]

Not if Obama has any say in the matter.

Which, of course, is to his credit.

Why the hell would anyone need a trillion dollars?
Unless, of course, they are trying to take over
some corner of the world, like Dr. Evil....muhuaahhaaa

[Robert Fischer]

Will there ever be a human who has a Trillion dollars of wealth, could it ever happen?

Or, is there an amount of money that' the unofficial 'ceiling' for one person to have?

already happened

[upthecreek]

Bill Gates?

Just read 2 articles expecting Gates to become a trillionaire in the next 25 year They were from May 2014

[Tom]

Why the hell would anyone need 20 trillion dollars?
Unless, of course, they are trying to take over
some corner of the world, like Dr. Evil....muhuaahhaaa

[Clocker]

Which, of course, is to his credit.

Why the hell would anyone need a trillion dollars?

Why is that anyone else's business as long as it is obtained legally?

[horses4courses]

Why is that anyone else's business as long as it is obtained legally?

Yeah. I'm still working on my first trillion.
How about you?

[Marshall Bennett]

Oprah Winfrey. :)

[Tom]

Wow, all that money, she could have RODE to Selma!

[maddog42]

Why is that anyone else's business as long as it is obtained legally?

"Behind every fortune there is a crime"- Balzac

I'm not sure I believe that, but there is some truth in it.

[ReplayRandall]

already happened

RF, you are correct sir. Based on today's dollars, the first trillionaire in history was King Solomon......

[Stillriledup]

RF, you are correct sir. Based on today's dollars, the first trillionaire in history was King Solomon......

Interesting.

[barn32]

If the Indians, who sold Manhattan for $24 (in beads and trinkets), had sold their items and invested that money at 7% interest...today (389 years later) they would have 6.4 trillion dollars.

[Tom]

And Obama would be chasing after it as we speak.

[Stillriledup]

How about someone with an actual current trillion in that day's dollars?

Gates has to 15X his wealth to get close.

[Robert Fischer]

How about someone with an actual current trillion in that day's dollars?

Gates has to 15X his wealth to get close.

As far as I can tell, Gates seems to just be a genius that was born in an upper-class situation, and happened to capitalize with extreme success.

He's popularly referred to as the "world's wealthiest person", and is virtually the symbol of that status at this point, but it doesn't look to be accurate at all from my limited insight.
I looked at the Forbes list, and didn't even see the wealthiest people on those lists at all. Mostly people and families somewhat similar to Gates.

[sammy the sage]

the person at top of the food chain the FED...it is after all...a private corporation...and owns how much in US bonds...

of course all this is based on a keystroke and thin air....