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The richest 80 individuals in the world had the same wealth as the poorest 50 percent of the entire population, some 3.5 billion people, Oxfam said. This was an even bigger concentration at the top than a year ago, when half the world's wealth was in the hands of 85 of the ultra rich.
Richest 1 percent will own more than rest combined by 2016 report Al Jazeera America
Rich getting richer Wealth increasingly concentrated in hands of few Oxfam says CTV News
At the same time, one in nine people don't have enough to eat and more than a billion people live on less than $1.25 a day, Oxfam said, ticking off statistics that paint a grim picture for all but the world's richest.
The charity is calling for a crackdown on tax avoidance by corporations and rich people, as well as increased investment in health and education and equal pay legislation.
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Republicans think inherited wealth is earned and everyone has an equal opportunity. They see this as a "job well done".
Richest 1 percent will own more than rest combined by 2016 report Al Jazeera America
Rich getting richer Wealth increasingly concentrated in hands of few Oxfam says CTV News
At the same time, one in nine people don't have enough to eat and more than a billion people live on less than $1.25 a day, Oxfam said, ticking off statistics that paint a grim picture for all but the world's richest.
The charity is calling for a crackdown on tax avoidance by corporations and rich people, as well as increased investment in health and education and equal pay legislation.
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Republicans think inherited wealth is earned and everyone has an equal opportunity. They see this as a "job well done".