• Billionaire wealth surged by over $300 billion in the first month of the year. It would take 15 million workers an entire year to make as much money.
  • Since G20 Finance Ministers agreed to work together to effectively tax the super-rich in July 2024, billionaires have pocketed over $1 trillion in new wealth.
  • More than 50 organizations from across the world are urging G20 leaders to tax the super-rich to end extreme inequality, and invest in climate, environmental and social action.
  • Tezzerets_Tea_Time@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Wild how much Musk’s wealth surged after the election and has only slowed its growth due to Tesla stocks suffering from their bullshit

    • Bob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.de
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      It truly is a brilliant way to make bribes and under-the-table payments… just pump up a guy’s stock. You make him richer, and you could potentially get richer as well. And it’s legal.