There is something afoot in the world which is destined to bring about civil unrest...if not more! The divide between the haves and the have-nots - and an ever-increasing loss of a middle class - can only spell a critical issue in democracries around the world. For a very, very small number of people to control the wealth is simply no good! Discontent and frustration in the populace - as history has repeatedly shown - will lead to some sort of "trouble".
"The 85 richest people on the planet have accumulated as much wealth between them as half of the world’s population, political and financial leaders have been warned ahead of their annual gathering in the Swiss resort of Davos.
The tiny elite of multibillionaires, who could fit into a double-decker bus, have piled up fortunes equivalent to the wealth of the world’s poorest 3.5bn people, according to a new analysis by Oxfam. The charity condemned the “pernicious” impact of the steadily growing gap between a small group of the super-rich and hundreds of millions of their fellow citizens, arguing it could trigger social unrest."
Go here for the full text of the piece from The Independent.
"The 85 richest people on the planet have accumulated as much wealth between them as half of the world’s population, political and financial leaders have been warned ahead of their annual gathering in the Swiss resort of Davos.
The tiny elite of multibillionaires, who could fit into a double-decker bus, have piled up fortunes equivalent to the wealth of the world’s poorest 3.5bn people, according to a new analysis by Oxfam. The charity condemned the “pernicious” impact of the steadily growing gap between a small group of the super-rich and hundreds of millions of their fellow citizens, arguing it could trigger social unrest."
Go here for the full text of the piece from The Independent.
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