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January 29, 2014

Study: 85 Richest People Hold Wealth Equal to 3.5 Billion Poorest 
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A new study says the word's 85 richest people have as much as wealth as
the 3.5 billion poorest people — half of the global population.
According to Oxfam, the wealth of the world's richest 1 percent amounts
to $110 trillion — 65 times the total for the global bottom half.
Seven out of 10 people worldwide live in countries where inequality has
grown over the last three decades.

 

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