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Created: 2025-07-18 12:37:52 UTC

Patnaik's $45T (1765-1938, compounded to 2018 at 5%) starts from ~£2.2B nominal drain (~$10B historical USD). Compound interest accounts for ~$35T of the total.

Oxfam's $64.82T (1765-1900, compounded to 2020 at 5%) starts from ~£0.867B nominal (~$4.2B historical USD). Interest makes up ~$60.6T. Figures are debated; critics note compounding inflates them.


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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/p:tweet::1946187665944269181/c:line.svg)

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