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

submitted 6 months ago by Lemmynated@lemmy.zip to c/world@quokk.au

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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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[–] john89@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

The problem is that the average person has been conditioned to live vicariously through these oligarchs and their children.

This generation has sold itself out. Being a useful idiot is cool. Fighting back against the disparity in wealth, I'm not joking, makes you worse than pedophiles in the eyes of the average consumer.