Only in the US. Because of the global Cantillon effect due to US dollar being the reserve currency. A lot of that wealth was pulled from the rest of the world in exchange for paper.

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Another anomaly that stems from fiat US dollar as the global reserve is an average American being able to obtain a 30 year fixed rate mortgage... this is not possible in any country that can't print the global reserve currency as it would collapse their banking system or currency very quickly.