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6 Walmart Heirs Worth Same as Bottom 41% of US

Their combined worth is $89.5 billion

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 18, 2012 6:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Who has more money: the six heirs to the Walmart fortune or the bottom 41.5% of all American families put together? Trick question—they're about the same. The Economic Policy Institute calculates that in 2010, six members of the Walton family were together...   Read full story »

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