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The world’s richest 42 people now have the same wealth as 3.7bn poorest


“The concentration of extreme wealth at the top is not a sign of a thriving economy but a symptom of a system that is failing the millions of hard-working people on poverty wages who make our clothes and grow our food”

The world’s richest 42 people now have the same wealth as 3.7bn poorest

More than 80 per cent of the all the wealth generated globally last year flowed into the coffers of the richest one per cent of the population, a new Oxfam report has revealed. The research, published on Monday, also shows that the 3.7 billion individuals who make up the poorest half of the global p…


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Three Richest Americans Now Own More Wealth Than Bottom Half of US Combined: Report


“The wealthiest 25 individuals in the United States today own $1 trillion in combined assets,” the report notes. “These 25, a group equivalent to the active roster of a major league baseball team, hold more wealth than the bottom 56 percent of the U.S. population combined, 178 million people.”

Three Richest Americans Now Own More Wealth Than Bottom Half of US Combined: Report

“The elite ranks of our billionaire class continue to pull apart from the rest of us,” a new Institute for Policy study analysis finds


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Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world with $90 billion


That’s not disgusting at all….we should definitely all give our tax money to amazon so they can build a new headquarters though

“Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world Friday morning, after adding nearly $7 billion to his wealth overnight”

Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world with $90 billion

Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world Friday morning, after adding nearly $7 billion to his wealth overnight.


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Infographic Of The Day: The Richest Person In Every U.S. State In 2017

Infographic Of The Day: The Richest Person In Every U.S. State In 2017

The massive empires of business tycoons like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Jeff Bezos are continually topics of discussion throughout the world, but much less attention finds its way towards the largest personal fortunes at the state level.


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The richest 10% hold 76% of wealth


When apologist complain that “rich people pay most of the taxes” tell them that’s because they “own” most of the wealth.

The richest 10% hold 76% of wealth

The top 10% of households saw their share of total family wealth jump from two-thirds to three-quarters between 1989 and 2013, a new report finds. Everyone else saw their slice of the pie shrink.


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