Association Countercurrent "The wealth of 85" Scrooge "is equal to that of the poorest half of the planet (from The Daily)
Posted January 24, 2014 in News The report from Oxfam photographing asb fastnet a planet where the elite (here's the list) were enriched on the backs of the poor, evading taxes and influencing policy. It calls for "more asb fastnet severely repress financial secrecy and tax evasion." The Director of the IMF: "Benefits of growth enjoyed by too few people"
The latest report from Oxfam, Working for The Few - Political capture and economic inequality, inequality framework describes a terrifying world. The poorest half of the population, about 3.5 billion people has an annual income equal to that of the 85 richest men on the planet. "The extreme inequality between rich and poor - Oxfam says - implies a progressive weakening of democratic processes at the hands of the wealthy asb fastnet classes, which bend the policy to their interests at the expense of the vast majority."
The data is placed in the wider framework of the distribution of wealth in the world. "About half of the wealth - the report says - is held by 1% of the world population. And this income 1% of the world's richest amounted to 110,000 billion, 65 times the total wealth of the poorest half of the population of the world "about asb fastnet 1700 billion dollars. asb fastnet Exactly how much is the sum of the income of the 85 super-rich - the report indicates the Forbes list which we summarize below. The picture taken by the NGO shows a world that is constantly evolving towards inequality, seven out of 10 people, in fact, live in countries where economic inequality has increased in the last 30 years. 1% of the richest have increased their share of income in 24 of 26 countries with data analyzed between 1980 and 2012. In the U.S., the richest 1% has intercepted 95% of the resources available asb fastnet after the financial crisis of 2009, while 90% of the population is impoverished. "
The increase in the concentration of wealth is closely linked to illegality: "Everywhere, the wealthiest individuals asb fastnet and corporations hiding trillions of dollars to the IRS in a network of tax havens around the world." A wealth estimated at 21 thousand billion dollars. asb fastnet "In the United States, years and years of financial deregulation are closely related to the increase in income of 1% of the richest people in the world who is now at the highest asb fastnet levels from the eve of the Great Depression." But even in emerging countries asb fastnet the situation asb fastnet is similar: "In India, the number of billionaires has increased tenfold over the past decade as a result of a highly regressive tax system."
From the report asb fastnet shows that by the end of the 70 taxation for the richest has declined in 29 of the 30 countries: "In many countries, the rich not only earn more but pay less taxes." Winnie Byanyima, director of Oxfam International, said: "The report shows, with examples and data from many countries, we live in a world in which the elites who hold economic power have ample opportunity to influence the political process, thus reinforcing a system in which wealth and power are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few, while the rest of the citizens of the world he shares the crumbs. asb fastnet "
NAME OF INCOME (billions of dollars) ETA 'SECTOR COUNTRY 1 Carlos Slim Helu & family $ 73 B 73 Telecom Mexico 2 Bill Gates $ 67 B 58 Microsoft asb fastnet United States 3 Amancio Ortega $ 57 B 77 Zara Spain 4 Warren Buffett's $ 53.5 B 83 Berkshire Hathaway United States 5 Larry Ellison $ 43 B 69 Oracle United States 6 Charles Koch $ 34 B 78 diversified United States 6 David Koch $ 34 B 73 diversified asb fastnet United States 8 Li Ka-shing $ 31 B 85 diversified Hong Kong 9 Liliane Bettencourt & family $ 30 B 91 L'Oreal France 10 Bernard Arnault & family asb fastnet $ 29 B 64 LVMH France Citizenship 11 Christy Walton asb fastnet & family $ 28.2 B 59 Walmart United States 12 Stefan Persson $ 28 B 66 H & M Sweden asb fastnet 13 Michael Bloomberg's $ 27 B 71 Bloomberg LP United States 14 Jim Walton $ 26.7 B 66 Walmart United States asb fastnet 15 Sheldon Adelson $ 26.5 B 80 casinos United States 16 Alice Walton $ 26.3 B 64 Walmart United States 17 S. Robson Walton asb fastnet $ 26.1 B 70 Walmart United States 18 Karl Albrecht $ 26 B 93 Aldi Germany 19 Jeff Bezos $ 25.2 B 50 Amazon.com United States 20 Larry Page $ 23 B 40 Google United States 21 Sergey Brin $ 22.8 B 40 Google United asb fastnet States 22 Mukesh Ambani $ 21.5 B 56 petrochemicals, oil & gas India 23 Michele Ferrero asb fastnet & family $ 20.4 B 88 chocolates asb fastnet Italy 24 Lee Shau Kee $ 20.3 B 85 diversified Hong Kong 24 David Thomson & family $ 20.3 B 56 media Canada 26 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $ 20 B 58 Investments Saudi 26 Saudi Carl Icahn $ 20 B 77 leveraged buyouts United Sta
Posted January 24, 2014 in News The report from Oxfam photographing asb fastnet a planet where the elite (here's the list) were enriched on the backs of the poor, evading taxes and influencing policy. It calls for "more asb fastnet severely repress financial secrecy and tax evasion." The Director of the IMF: "Benefits of growth enjoyed by too few people"
The latest report from Oxfam, Working for The Few - Political capture and economic inequality, inequality framework describes a terrifying world. The poorest half of the population, about 3.5 billion people has an annual income equal to that of the 85 richest men on the planet. "The extreme inequality between rich and poor - Oxfam says - implies a progressive weakening of democratic processes at the hands of the wealthy asb fastnet classes, which bend the policy to their interests at the expense of the vast majority."
The data is placed in the wider framework of the distribution of wealth in the world. "About half of the wealth - the report says - is held by 1% of the world population. And this income 1% of the world's richest amounted to 110,000 billion, 65 times the total wealth of the poorest half of the population of the world "about asb fastnet 1700 billion dollars. asb fastnet Exactly how much is the sum of the income of the 85 super-rich - the report indicates the Forbes list which we summarize below. The picture taken by the NGO shows a world that is constantly evolving towards inequality, seven out of 10 people, in fact, live in countries where economic inequality has increased in the last 30 years. 1% of the richest have increased their share of income in 24 of 26 countries with data analyzed between 1980 and 2012. In the U.S., the richest 1% has intercepted 95% of the resources available asb fastnet after the financial crisis of 2009, while 90% of the population is impoverished. "
The increase in the concentration of wealth is closely linked to illegality: "Everywhere, the wealthiest individuals asb fastnet and corporations hiding trillions of dollars to the IRS in a network of tax havens around the world." A wealth estimated at 21 thousand billion dollars. asb fastnet "In the United States, years and years of financial deregulation are closely related to the increase in income of 1% of the richest people in the world who is now at the highest asb fastnet levels from the eve of the Great Depression." But even in emerging countries asb fastnet the situation asb fastnet is similar: "In India, the number of billionaires has increased tenfold over the past decade as a result of a highly regressive tax system."
From the report asb fastnet shows that by the end of the 70 taxation for the richest has declined in 29 of the 30 countries: "In many countries, the rich not only earn more but pay less taxes." Winnie Byanyima, director of Oxfam International, said: "The report shows, with examples and data from many countries, we live in a world in which the elites who hold economic power have ample opportunity to influence the political process, thus reinforcing a system in which wealth and power are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few, while the rest of the citizens of the world he shares the crumbs. asb fastnet "
NAME OF INCOME (billions of dollars) ETA 'SECTOR COUNTRY 1 Carlos Slim Helu & family $ 73 B 73 Telecom Mexico 2 Bill Gates $ 67 B 58 Microsoft asb fastnet United States 3 Amancio Ortega $ 57 B 77 Zara Spain 4 Warren Buffett's $ 53.5 B 83 Berkshire Hathaway United States 5 Larry Ellison $ 43 B 69 Oracle United States 6 Charles Koch $ 34 B 78 diversified United States 6 David Koch $ 34 B 73 diversified asb fastnet United States 8 Li Ka-shing $ 31 B 85 diversified Hong Kong 9 Liliane Bettencourt & family $ 30 B 91 L'Oreal France 10 Bernard Arnault & family asb fastnet $ 29 B 64 LVMH France Citizenship 11 Christy Walton asb fastnet & family $ 28.2 B 59 Walmart United States 12 Stefan Persson $ 28 B 66 H & M Sweden asb fastnet 13 Michael Bloomberg's $ 27 B 71 Bloomberg LP United States 14 Jim Walton $ 26.7 B 66 Walmart United States asb fastnet 15 Sheldon Adelson $ 26.5 B 80 casinos United States 16 Alice Walton $ 26.3 B 64 Walmart United States 17 S. Robson Walton asb fastnet $ 26.1 B 70 Walmart United States 18 Karl Albrecht $ 26 B 93 Aldi Germany 19 Jeff Bezos $ 25.2 B 50 Amazon.com United States 20 Larry Page $ 23 B 40 Google United States 21 Sergey Brin $ 22.8 B 40 Google United asb fastnet States 22 Mukesh Ambani $ 21.5 B 56 petrochemicals, oil & gas India 23 Michele Ferrero asb fastnet & family $ 20.4 B 88 chocolates asb fastnet Italy 24 Lee Shau Kee $ 20.3 B 85 diversified Hong Kong 24 David Thomson & family $ 20.3 B 56 media Canada 26 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $ 20 B 58 Investments Saudi 26 Saudi Carl Icahn $ 20 B 77 leveraged buyouts United Sta
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