The Ultimate Guide to Inflation
>> More specifically, the top 1% of households in the United States have $39.4 trillion in assets and less than $0.8 trillion in debts, which gives them a net worth of $38.6 trillion. So, they have a debt/equity ratio of just 2%. Almost their their entire balance sheet consists of assets.
Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of households have $7.6 trillion in assets and $5.1 trillion in debts, resulting in just $2.5 trillion in net worth. So, they have a debt/equity ratio of 200%. Their balance sheets have a lot of debt relative to equity, and almost as much in debt as in assets.<p>Isn't this statement misleading? I know Jeff Bezos personally doesn't hold any debts but Amazon does. So, if inflation happens, it will indirectly benifit bezos. Hence, Inflation is good for everyone ( Both poor and rich).... Am I missing something?