claim: "the walton family, which owns wal-mart, controls a fortune equal to the wealth of the bottom 42 percent of americans combined."
author: one wisconsin now
evidence_1: dec 20, 2013 ... the walton family, which owns wal-mart, controls a fortune equal to the wealth of  the bottom 42% of americans combined. ... in 2010 the wealth of six walton  family heirs was $89.5 billion, 22 percent higher than in 2007.
evidence_2: jul 31, 2012 ... "today the walton family of walmart own more wealth than the ... bernie sanders  says walmart heirs own more wealth than bottom 40 percent of americans ... he  found that the walmart heirs' $89.5 billion "is still equal to the combined net worth  ... christine lagarde "in the united states, if there was equal ...
evidence_3: jul 18, 2012 ... since 2007, walmart stores have been flooded with millions of folks ... chart on  the diverging fortunes of the waltons and their customers: ... more wealth than the  bottom 42 percent of americans combined, up from 30 percent in 2007. ...  americans it has taken over time to equal the wealth of the waltons: ...
evidence_4: ... the wal-mart walton family? the walton family, which owns wal-mart, controls  a fortune equal to the wealth of the bottom 42 percent of americans combined.
evidence_5: jul 17, 2012 ... we have argued previously that walmart is a useful archetype for trends ... family  wealth fell by 38.8 percent, the wealth of the walton family members ... is still  equal to the combined net worth of the bottom 33.2 million families ...