By Tom Kertscher on Sunday, December 8th, at 5: He said in a Madison speech that Americans have more wealth than half of all Americans combined, a statement we rated True. Based on online hits, it became one of our most popular fact-checks ever.

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In the days before and after Black Friday, leaders no less prominent than President Barack Obama and Pope Francis decried the extent of income disparity in the United States and around the world. Obama called the growing income gap a "defining challenge of our time.

The corporation has been criticized for low wages; and in December , PolitiFact National rated as Mostly True a claim that more Walmart employees are on Medicaid and food stamps than other companies. So, things like savings and retirement accounts, minus what is owed on a home mortgage, credit cards, etc.

That means a person with heavy debt can have little wealth, or negative wealth, even while earning a six-figure income.

Walmart was founded by the late Sam Walton , who opened the first store in Arkansas in Walmart incorporated in and became a publicly traded company a year later.

So, Wal-Mart is not family owned, but rather owned by its stockholders; on the other hand, according to Bloomberg and other news reports , the Walton family members still have control of the company, owning about half of the shares. Median wealth refers to the American family that is exactly wealthier than half of all families and less wealthy than half. As for measuring one against the other, Bivens said the Walton family wealth in was as large as the wealth of the bottom It turns out that a statement nearly identical to the one made by One Wisconsin Now was uttered in July by U.

Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats. Sanders said the Walton family owns "more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of America," a claim PolitiFact National rated True.

That survey was published in August The figures are the latest available for doing comparisons with the net worth of the overall population.

Here are their rankings and their wealth:. Allegretto told us the housing crisis is a key reason that the gap between the Walton family wealth and the wealth of other American families has grown.

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More Americans were left with "negative wealth" because they lost their biggest asset -- their home -- and often significant amounts of their savings, as well, she said. One Wisconsin Now wrote: To comment on this item, go to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's website. Corporations , Economy , Income , Labor , Wealth. PolitiFact Wisconsin, "Michael Moore says Americans have more wealth than half of all Americans combined," March 10, PolitiFact National, "Bernie Sanders says Walmart heirs own more wealth than bottom 40 percent of Americans," July 31, Economic Policy Institute, "Inequality, exhibit A: Walmart and the wealth of American families," July 17, Federal Reserve Bulletin, "Changes in U.

Evidence from the survey of consumer finances," June Forbes, "The Forbes ," Sept. The Berkeley Blog, "The wrecking ball," July 16, We want to hear your suggestions and comments.

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Promises Articles People Elections Subjects AdBridg. So we wondered about the Walmart claim. Wealth, not income In the days before and after Black Friday, leaders no less prominent than President Barack Obama and Pope Francis decried the extent of income disparity in the United States and around the world.

One more point before we get to the wealth figures. But let's keep shopping around a little. Similar claim It turns out that a statement nearly identical to the one made by One Wisconsin Now was uttered in July by U.

Here are their rankings and their wealth: A note before we close: Our rating One Wisconsin Now wrote: We rate the statement True. Sunday, December 8th, at 5: Tom Kertscher Edited by: Corporations , Economy , Income , Labor , Wealth Sources: One Wisconsin Now, email, Nov.

Walmart and the wealth of American families," July 17, Federal Reserve Bulletin, "Changes in U. Evidence from the survey of consumer finances," June Forbes, "The Forbes ," Sept.

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