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I do sometimes forget... (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have a question. Is this figure accurate?

[–] [email protected] 84 points 10 months ago (3 children)

No. It's an exaggeration. But the truth is still obscene:

A 2021 Oxfam report found that collectively, the 10 richest men in the world owned more than the combined wealth of the bottom 3.1 billion people, almost half of the entire world population. Their combined wealth doubled during the pandemic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_wealth

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I do not understand why not a single politician has talked about THIS. Not in the US, not in Europe, I don't hear any politicians about this. If they do, they're whispering because this should be top 5 news next to climate change every day.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Bernie Sanders has entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Bernie Sanders says this on a regular basis!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I do not understand why not a single politician has talked about THIS.

At least in the US, we saw what the "left" party did to the last guy who tried it.

Twice.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Well that's fun.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Poor defined as $10k-100k is pretty..odd? I don't know that I'd define people making $100k as poor.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

It's people who have 100k of total property, not annual salary

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sure. But I think it's still a worthwhile evaluation. 100k is not what it used to be by any means unless you are in a low col area.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

TIL I count as poor. Fuck. :'(