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The guy (George Carlin) who told everyone that, "it's a big club and you ain't in it" was in that club. (lemmy.world)
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George Carlin - It's A Big Club & You Ain't In It!

George Carlin had a net worth of $10 million at the time of his death in 2008.

Adjusted for inflation that would be $14,653,441 in 2024.

The minimum net worth of the top 1% of households is roughly $13.7 million.

So, Carlin was in the "big club" of the 1%.

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[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

The top 1% earn 650,000 a year. George Carlin doing standup for 50 years he would have earned 200,000 a year if you split that up equally over his career, and then there is the 21 years prior to his standup career.