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'Global Oligarchy' Reigns as Top 1% Controls More Wealth Than Bottom 95% of Humanity
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Huh. I feel like I recall that “95” as a “70” in the disconcertingly recent past.
Wheeeeeee hypercapitalism 😑
came here to comment just this.
it couldnt have been earlier than 2016 that this number was close to 60%.
COVID did wonders for the wealth concentration of billionaires... Mom and pops close down, billionaires can ride it out and if anything made profit.