Forbes' 400 richest Americans

The Rocky Mountain News ^ | 9/23/05

[dakine]

Missed again this year...

[OldFriend]

dizzy tizzy heinz fell off the list

pity party at noon

NOT

[Tijeras_Slim]

125,095,034. Slim, Tijeras $45,000, New Mexico, Goat Roper.

[Dan Nunn]

Sadly absent this year...

Still, there are quite a few Waltons on the list. I can't fathom what uncle Sam would be worth if he were still alive.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Successful capitalist kickers-of-ass BTTT.

[dakine]

Loan me $20...?

[Dan Nunn]

Yet quite a few on that list are vocally against what makes this society great. Many of them, however, worked very hard to get where they are today.

[frankjr]

16. Brin, Sergey, 32, $11 billion, San Francisco, Google. 16. Page, Larry E., 32, $11 billion, San Francisco, Google . Not a bad return for coming up with this:

[Tijeras_Slim]

Loan me $20...?

Lemme ask the Missus... ;)

[SamAdams76]

I could not help but notice that they did not put my name on the list. Well screw it, who need the publicity anyhow? I suppose the charities would be banging my door down had I been listed so I should consider this omission fortunate.

[msnimje]

I can't fathom what uncle Sam would be worth if he were still alive.

$78 Billion ? (15.6 X 5)

[Dan Nunn]

Well, when you put it like that...

[freebilly]

6. Walton, Christy, 50, $15.7 billion, Jackson, Wyo., Wal-Mart inheritance

6. Walton, Jim C., 57, $15.7 billion, Bentonville, Ark., Wal-Mart

8. Walton, S. Robson, 61, $15.6 billion, Bentonville, Ark., Wal-Mart

9. Walton, Alice L., 56, $15.5 billion, Fort Worth, Texas, Wal-Mart

10. Walton, Helen R., 86, $15.4 billion, Bentonville, Ark., Wal-Mart

Add the Walton family altogether and there's nearly $80 billion there. Just goes to show what underpaying your employees, squeezing your vendors, and paying slave workers in China to make products for you can do to your net worth....

[the Deejay]

Not being on the list, does have its advantages. lol

[Dan Nunn]

On the flip side, it shows what controlling inventory costs, successful "Always low prices" marketing, community and charitable involvement, maintaining a family-safe store, fighting against anti-gun weenies, and establishing the most effective distribution centers in the world can do to your net worth.

[Moderate right-winger]

I see no point in becoming wealthy at 70....I might as well enjoy myself while I'm young

[Congressman Billybob]

When you read the list, some interesting totals pop out. If you add together all the surviving members of Sam Walton's family, they total more than Bill Gates, at $75 billion. However, being fair, if you total Gates' former partners in Microsoft, they jump back into the lead at $106 billion (IIRC).

I agree with the second comment. Drat. Missed the list again this year.

Congressman Billybob

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[freebilly]

I'm all for the innovative practices that Sam Walton brought to retailing. He radically changed the face of merchandising in America, but the employees of Wal-Mart were taken care of when Sam was alive. Now they're not. I don't know how employees there can even pay 1/2 their bills.

[hispanarepublicana]

So, all the Waltons except John Boy are list?