8 Men as Rich as Half the World

January 15th, 2017

Get yourself a side hustle and a podshare.

Via: ABC:

The gap between the super-rich and the poorest half of the global population is starker than previously thought, with just eight men, from Bill Gates to Michael Bloomberg, owning as much wealth as 3.6 billion people, according to an analysis by Oxfam released Monday.

Presenting its findings on the dawn of the annual gathering of the global political and business elites in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, anti-poverty organization Oxfam says the gap between the very rich and poor is far greater than just a year ago. It’s urging leaders to do more than pay lip-service to the problem.

If not, it warns, public anger against this kind of inequality will continue to grow and lead to more seismic political changes akin to last year’s election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.

2 Responses to “8 Men as Rich as Half the World”

  1. prov6yahoo says:

    I see here and there on the web where supposedly the Rothschild’s are worth, not billions, but trillions, but that statement is never in the mainstream. What do people think about this: untrue? unspoken? protected Jews? ???

  2. pookie says:

    FWIW, trillions. Not mainstream because it’s not in the Rothschilds’ best interests for the hoi polloi to consider whom to target.

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