Study: 8 people have same wealth as world's poorest half17 Jan 2017—USA TODAY
USA TODAY NETWORK
Income inequality is so now lopsided that eight men now own the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world.
A top corporate CEO earns as much in a year as 10,000 garment factory workers in Bangladesh.
And the world's 10 biggest corporations together have revenue greater than the 180 poorest countries combined.
These findings by Oxfam, from a report titled An economy for the 99%, was released Sunday as the globe's leaders and the business elite traveled to Davos,...
Study: 8 people have same wealth as world's poorest half17 Jan 2017—USA TODAYUSA TODAY NETWORK Income inequality is so now lopsided that eight men now own the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world. A top corporate CEO earns as much in a year as 10,000 garment factory workers in Bangladesh. And the world's 10 biggest corporations together have revenue greater than the 180 poorest countries combined. These findings by Oxfam, from a report titled An economy for the 99%, was released Sunday as the globe's leaders and the business elite traveled to Davos,...