Only eight people, and all men, have as much wealth as the poorest half of the population of the planet, said the non-governmental organization Oxfam in a report that calls for limiting the returns to those who are at the top.
The report, which is presented when billionaires gather for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, suggests that the gap between rich and poor is greater than ever, after incorporating new figures of China and India suggest that the poorest half of the world owns less than we had calculated.
Oxfam, which was considered “obscene” differences, he said that if the figures had been available before have been in 2016 that nine people had the same as the poorest half of the planet instead of the 62 millionaires who thought so.
In 2010, would have needed the wealth of 43 people to match the 50 per cent poorest on the planet, according to the most recent calculations.
inequality is an issue that has gained notoriety in recent years, even the Pope and the International Monetary Fund have warned of its harmful effects, at times, resentful of the elites has helped to strengthen the populism in politics.
“we See a lot of conversation about it -and certainly with more enthusiasm for the victory of the Brexit and (Donald) Trump-, but there are no concrete alternatives to continue with things as until now,” said Max Lawson, the head of public policy and Oxfam.
“There are many ways to carry forward the capitalism that can be a lot, but much more beneficial for the majority of the people”, he added.
Oxfam carries out its calculations with figures from the swiss bank Credit Suisse and magazine Forbes.
The eight people mentioned in the report are Bill Gates, the founder of Inditex Amancio Ortega, inverter Warren Buffett, mexico Carlos Slim, the head of Amazon Jeff Bezosm, the creator of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg,the Larry Ellison of Oracle and the former mayor of New York city Michael Bloomberg.
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