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April 1, 2017
86 percent of Trump counties make less in a year than 27 Trump staffers are worth
Washington Post - Financial reports released by the Trump administration indicate that 27 staffers who work for him are worth a combined $2.3 billion thanks to real estate, investments and hefty salaries. How
much is $2.3 billion? ... In 80 percent of the counties in America, every household
combined earns less than $2.3 billion a year. In counties that voted for
Donald Trump, that figure is higher: In 86 percent of Trump counties,
the total amount of income earned in a year is less than $2.3 billion.
(On average, it’s $2.1 billion, using 2011 to 2015 five-year estimates
from the Census Bureau.)
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