So, I have a question for economists out there. I did some calculations using figures from
here (yeah, I know it's not accurate, but it's just for the sake of the thought experiment) and if you divide the amount of money that the 0.1% has (the figure Elliot gives us) by the population of the US, the bonus amount of money that everyone is getting is about $43,090. Which, you know, is definitely not bad, but it wouldn't necessarily by a life changing amount of money. It depends on how you use it I guess. It might pay off debts, it might get you through college, but it wouldn't be enough for, like, cancer treatment. I think the show wants us to think it's a lot more than that, like $200,000 or maybe even a $1,000,000, but it's hard to tell.