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82 Billionaires Not Rich Enough to Make Forbes 400 List

HeadlineSep 25, 2007

In economic news, Forbes has published its list of the 400 richest Americans. For the first time, 82 billionaires were not wealthy enough to make the list. The top 1 percent of Americans — those with comes incomes over $350,000 — are now receiving the largest share of national income since 1928.

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