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The gap between the super-rich and the poorest half of the global population is starker than previously thought, with just eight men, from Bill Gates to Michael Bloomberg, owning as much wealth as 3.6 billion people, according to an analysis by Oxfam released Monday.
Relax, they ain't leaving the planet with their billions. Eventually, it will all trickle down to the poor by means of a better standard of living for the poor.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have already decided to give it all away. So will Zuckerberg.
Most of their wealth came via technology. Would you rather we were living with 1980 technology?
Most of their wealth came via technology. Would you rather we were living with 1980 technology?
I have a persistent hankering for my c64 and Atari 2600. PAC man swallowing rectangles always does it for me.
https://dailyinequality.com/2017/03/22/oxfam-says-8-men-as-rich-as-half-the-world/