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Tuesday, 20 January 2026 11:22

 

'RESISTING THE RULE OF THE RICH'
Protecting Freedom from Billionaire Power


The collective wealth of billionaires last year surged by $2.5 trillion, almost equivalent to the total wealth held by the bottom half of humanity – 4.1 billion people.

The $2.5 trillion rise in billionaires’ wealth would be enough to eradicate extreme poverty 26 times over.

The number of billionaires topped 3,000 last year for the first time, while the richest, Elon Musk, became the first ever to surpass half a trillion dollars.

Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people.

And the implications are dire...

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"Governments can choose to defend ordinary people rather than oligarchs. 
People themselves, when organised, can present a powerful counter-weight to extreme wealth.
Together we can demand a fairer, more equal world."

 

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For full report go to link....


https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/resisting-rule-rich


SOURCE: OXFAM International

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