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Billionaires growing richer faster than ever, says Oxfam (www.dw.com)

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Oxfam said trillionaires are expected to emerge within the next decade, as the richest 1% now own 45% of global wealth, while 44% of humanity lives on less than $6.85 per day.

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[–] quinceyBones@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The gilded age never left. While the world burns, they will party in luxury as we go down.

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Well, it took a vacation. But it's definitely back.