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Here Come The Calls for a Global Wealth Tax…

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A new report strategically timed for release with the start of the World Economic Forum boondoggle at Davos, shows that the world’s 26 richest billionaires now own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world’s population. The report titled “Public Good or Private Wealth,” found that top […]

Earth’s Richest 26 Control Same as World’s Poorest 50% – Report…

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Released ahead of the annual winter World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland — a yearly gathering of some of the planet’s richest and most influential — the frightening new report from UK-based Oxfam (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief), reveals a dire gap between those who have all too much and those who have little to nothing. Founded in 1942 to, as the name implies, counter global famine, […]

U.S. Named “World’s Most Competitive Economy” for First Time in 10 Years…

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For the first time since the financial crisis, the US has regained its ranking as the ‘World’s Most Competitive Economy’, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index. What’s more, the US also scored high in the “innovation” pillar of the WEF’s index, which the organization added to better reflect the factors that are […]

Richest One Percent Made 82% of Wealth Created Last Year…

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The world’s richest one percent raked in 82 percent of the wealth created last year while the poorest half of the population received none, Oxfam said Monday, as the world’s elite prepared to mingle at the World Economic Forum in Davos. A new report from the charity also found that the wealth of billionaires has […]

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