• Pyro@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    $8.3 trlllion in wealth

    That is like 10 times the US yearly military budget. Where are you getting these numbers from?

      • The_v@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Nobody knows the exact number as they hide their wealth using all sorts of shady methods. We do know they had more than 100 billion in just one investment account. They also own over 1 million acres of agricultural land, and large amounts of commercial real estate. Tracking all the business entities they own around the world is also difficult as they commonly use shell companies and other methods to hide their ownership.

        Any estimate you find is just a guess.

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      2 months ago

      I think they messed up their decimal point. I just made a modest donation, so they should have around $83 Trillion

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      2 months ago

      Sounds like bullshit ngl number of mormons (17 million) times the average american net worth (1 million) = 17 trillion.

      Does the temple literally own half the wealth of their congregation?

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        They collect a tithe of 10% of members’ income from the entire congregation. Most people accumulate less than 10% of their income as net worth annually

        So yes, quite possibly they do.