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The richest people of the 21st century such as Bill Gates pale in comparison to the wealth and influence of Powers in the 34th century. For example [[Zemina Torval]] is preposterously rich due to her controlling stake in [[Mastopolos Mining]] and slavery. She owns many [[Star Systems|star systems]] and has a personal fleet of [[Majestic Class Interdictor|Majestic Class Interdictors]].<ref>http://galnetarchive.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-emperor-is-sick-man.html</ref> | The richest people of the 21st century such as Bill Gates pale in comparison to the wealth and influence of Powers in the 34th century. For example [[Zemina Torval]] is preposterously rich due to her controlling stake in [[Mastopolos Mining]] and slavery. She owns many [[Star Systems|star systems]] and has a personal fleet of [[Majestic Class Interdictor|Majestic Class Interdictors]].<ref>http://galnetarchive.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-emperor-is-sick-man.html</ref> | ||
By comparison, the richest person in antiquity | By comparison, the richest person in antiquity was Roman Emperor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus Augustus Caesar] (63 BCE – 19 August 14 CE) with a personal wealth of "$4.6 trillion" because he "personally owned all of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt Egypt]".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_historical_figures</ref><ref>Jacob Davidson, [http://time.com/money/3977798/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time time.com The 10 Richest People of All Time], 30 July 2015</ref> The combined net worth of all billionaires on [[Earth]] was $7.67 trillion in 2017 CE.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/billionaires-25th-anniversary-timeline.html Billionaires 25th Anniversary Timeline – Forbes".]</ref> So they don't come close to [[powers]] who own whole planets and star systems. | ||
=== Middle class === | === Middle class === | ||