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submitted 10 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/politicalmemes

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[–] recapitated 21 points 10 months ago (10 children)

I have a question. Is this figure accurate?

[–] FlyingSquid 84 points 10 months ago (9 children)

No. It's an exaggeration. But the truth is still obscene:

A 2021 Oxfam report found that collectively, the 10 richest men in the world owned more than the combined wealth of the bottom 3.1 billion people, almost half of the entire world population. Their combined wealth doubled during the pandemic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_wealth

[–] cybersandwich 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Poor defined as $10k-100k is pretty..odd? I don't know that I'd define people making $100k as poor.

[–] SquishMallow 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sure. But I think it's still a worthwhile evaluation. 100k is not what it used to be by any means unless you are in a low col area.

[–] Carighan 3 points 10 months ago

TIL I count as poor. Fuck. :'(

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