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a kennedy

(29,673 posts)
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 08:44 PM Apr 2018

This is just sick and wrong.....1% will soon own two thirds of all the worlds wealth.

The world’s richest 1% are on course to control as much as two-thirds of the world’s wealth by 2030, according to a shocking analysis that has lead to a cross-party call for action.

World leaders are being warned that the continued accumulation of wealth at the top will fuel growing distrust and anger over the coming decade unless action is taken to restore the balance.

An alarming projection produced by the House of Commons library suggests that if trends seen since the 2008 financial crash were to continue, then the top 1% will hold 64% of the world’s wealth by 2030. Even taking the financial crash into account, and measuring their assets over a longer period, they would still hold more than half of all wealth.

Since 2008, the wealth of the richest 1% has been growing at an average of 6% a year – much faster than the 3% growth in wealth of the remaining 99% of the world’s population. Should that continue, the top 1% would hold wealth equating to $305tn (£216.5tn) – up from $140tn today.


https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/07/global-inequality-tipping-point-2030

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This is just sick and wrong.....1% will soon own two thirds of all the worlds wealth. (Original Post) a kennedy Apr 2018 OP
Sharpen the pitchforks and prepare the torches! chuckstevens Apr 2018 #1
Not very effective against tanks and stealth bombers, nor Faux News Wednesdays Apr 2018 #6
Gated communities are not guarded by the 1% anywhere, just an observation. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2018 #2
Capitalism coming to fruition. It only gets worse from here. Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #3
Its not just the pitchforks, its a recipe for economic disaster. NT enough Apr 2018 #4
I think the time grows near! democratisphere Apr 2018 #5
Exactly my first thought. raven mad Apr 2018 #11
Get the guillotine out of storage. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2018 #7
yep; grease 'em up! nt TheFrenchRazor Apr 2018 #9
And the liberterians Matthew28 Apr 2018 #8
Somewhere in Hell... moondust Apr 2018 #10
7. Get the guillotine out of storage.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:29 AM
Apr 2018

Sharpen the blade and go basket shopping at Bed, Bath and Behead. The peasants are about to revolt.

Matthew28

(1,798 posts)
8. And the liberterians
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:47 AM
Apr 2018

like the koch brothers that now control the gop want that number to be at least 90%. They think the bottom 90% should starve and worship them as gods.

They think we don't deserve healthcare, education or clean air, water and food.

These cockroaches need to be removed from power!

moondust

(19,993 posts)
10. Somewhere in Hell...
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:25 AM
Apr 2018

Reagan and Thatcher are giggling at how their "trickle down" "voodoo economics" scam has lasted this long and succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.

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