Amazing huge growth in global wealth inequality in 2020
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The richest 500 people on earth added 1.8 trillion USD to their wealth in 2020, a 31% increase in just one year. Inequality is a major roadblock to the adoption of all of the UN goals, particularly gender equality, but surging inequality of wealth also indicates an us-vs-them mentality that greatly hinders the trust and cooperation we need to achieve the UN Goals.  https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/02/amid-warnings-surging-worldwide-poverty-planets-500-richest-people-added-18-trillion

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by Roger Eaton
2021-01-03 19:04
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