If you find it hard to grasp just how unequal the global economy is, here’s one stat that should put it all in perspective: The richest 80 people on Earth are now as wealthy as the world’s 3.5 billion poorest people. In other words, 80 people control as much wealth as half the population of the planet.
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Oxfam describes a couple other possible ways to rein in wealth inequality, like promoting pay equality for women, paying workers a living wage and closing tax loopholes that benefit big corporations.
