The latest inequality report from the charity reveals that the world is now on track to have five trillionaires within a decade, a change from last year’s forecast of one trillionaire within 10 years.
The report, entitled Takers Not Makers, comes as many of the world’s political leaders, corporate executives and the super-rich travel to the Swiss ski resort of Davos for the annual World Economic Forum meeting from Monday.
Oxfam’s examination of billionaire assets also coincides with Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president. Trump is expected to include several billionaires in his team of close advisers, including the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive, Elon Musk, and to offer large-scale tax breaks to the wealthiest US citizens.
It’s going to happen.
Biden could have changed it had he wanted to, but instead, he made sure the wealthy accrued even more power.
Ah, what is it you think he could have changed, without Congress? Like, specifically?
Jesus, there are so many ways.
He could pressured the party to take away Manchin and Sinema’s committee assignments. He could have gone after them for insider trading. He could have gone after Manchin’s daughter for price gouging insulin, etc. etc. etc.
Instead he (and his lobbyist golf buddies) accrued even more money they’ll never actually live to spend anyway and just pretended to be powerless.
Peace out peasants, oh btw there’s an oligarchy. Anyway laters.
Lobbies are a legal type of corruption. CMV