Billionaires including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla founder Elon Musk have seen their wealth soar during the COVID-19 pandemic while the world’s poor face years of hardship, charity Oxfam said on Monday as it demanded steps to tackle inequality.
Nations have a “shrinking window of opportunity” to build a fair, green recovery, according to “The Inequality Virus” report, published as global leaders tune in for the World Economic Forum’s virtual “Davos Dialogue” meeting.
“We stand to witness the greatest rise in inequality since records began,” Gabriela Bucher, executive director of Oxfam International, said in a statement as the charity called for higher wealth taxes and stronger protections for workers.
“Rigged economies are funnelling wealth to a rich elite who are riding out the pandemic in luxury, while those on the frontline of the pandemic — shop assistants, healthcare workers, and market vendors — are struggling to pay the bills.”
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So full of drivelous garbage. Why in the world does the fact that wealthy people are thriving factor in to the plight of the poor?!
Because the poor are told to stay locked up at home (don’t dare enter a Shul) with several masks covering their face, while the wealthy are thumbing their nose as they fly off on a crowded plane to UAE or Orlando. There has always been 2 sets of rules. One for the wealthy white elitist ruling party, and one for the poor hard working shlepper gullible sheeple.
because it proves they don’t need tax cuts to encourage more jobs. they are plenty successful without the cuts!