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85 wealthiest as rich as 3,5 billion poorest
Posted on 1/21/14 at 12:25 am
Posted on 1/21/14 at 12:25 am
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The world’s 85 richest individuals now own as much as the poorest half of the 7 billion global population, according to a report released by Oxfam on Monday.
The leading anti-poverty charity called on the global economic elite gathering in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum to “counter the growing tide of inequality” and prevent a static future in which only the rich have access to the best education and healthcare.
Read more: The World’s 85 Richest People Own as Much as the 3.5 Billion Poorest | TIME.com LINK
edit from 35billion to 3.5 billion. oops
The world’s 85 richest individuals now own as much as the poorest half of the 7 billion global population, according to a report released by Oxfam on Monday.
The leading anti-poverty charity called on the global economic elite gathering in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum to “counter the growing tide of inequality” and prevent a static future in which only the rich have access to the best education and healthcare.
Read more: The World’s 85 Richest People Own as Much as the 3.5 Billion Poorest | TIME.com LINK
edit from 35billion to 3.5 billion. oops
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 12:00 pm
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Posted on 1/21/14 at 12:28 am to blackjackjackson
Wait...... The guys that benefitted the most are meeting to stop wealth inequality?
Give me a fricking break.
Give me a fricking break.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 12:40 am to blackjackjackson
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counter the growing tide of inequality
Someone prove this statement. Anyone?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 6:32 am to blackjackjackson
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85 wealthiest as rich as 35 billion poorest
There are only 6-7 B people on the planet
Posted on 1/21/14 at 6:33 am to Lsut81
3.5 billion , not 35 billion...
Posted on 1/21/14 at 6:45 am to blackjackjackson
Good for them
Posted on 1/21/14 at 8:04 am to blackjackjackson
quote:Isn't this touching? When have the masses ever had access to the best education and healthcare? They have always been limited to those who could afford to pay the most for them.
The leading anti-poverty charity called on the global economic elite gathering in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum to “counter the growing tide of inequality” and prevent a static future in which only the rich have access to the best education and healthcare.
How much do the 3.5 billion poorest people own now versus 10 years ago in terms of total wealth? Have they benefitted during the last 10 years? Why is this information not made clear in the Oxfam report?
How did Oxfam measure individual wealth? Who provided the values for real estate holdings? How are values normalized for geography, i.e. is a pig in the United States worth the same as a pig in India?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 8:15 am to Poodlebrain
Poverty decreases sharply in developing world
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Up to 80 per cent of the world’s middle classes will live in developing countries by 2030 thanks to surprising recent gains in poverty reduction, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday.
“Never in history have the living conditions and prospects of so many people changed so dramatically and so fast,” concludes the UN’s latest Development Report. “The world is witnessing an epochal ‘global rebalancing’.”
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Partly as a result, the report found that worldwide extreme income poverty has plunged from 43 per cent in 1990 to just 22 per cent in 2008, including more than 500m being lifted out of poverty in China alone.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 12:15 pm to wickowick
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Poverty decreases sharply in developing world
Don't confuse us with the facts.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:26 pm to wickowick
Exactly. The argument always centers on the wealth of the prosperous instead of the increasing prosperity of the lower/middle class. Why? Because these ppl are motivated by envy and hate instead of altruism.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 5:07 pm to blackjackjackson
Is the wealth of the "85 wealthiest" what makes the "3.5 billion poorest" poor?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 5:47 pm to LSURussian
quote:THAT is the rhetorical question for which there is no leftist retort.
Is the wealth of the "85 wealthiest" what makes the "3.5 billion poorest" poor?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:21 pm to NC_Tigah
I agree, except I don't want them to consider my question as being rhetorical.
If the answer is yes, then let's hang the bastards!
If the answer is no, then so EFFIN' WHAT????
If the answer is yes, then let's hang the bastards!
If the answer is no, then so EFFIN' WHAT????
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