Pandemic profiteers: Who's getting rich while the poor get poorer?
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English - June 27, 2022 12:20 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Recent reports by Oxfam have revealed that the wealth of the world’s 10 richest men has doubled since the pandemic began. They also estimate that a new billionaire was created every 30 hours during the pandemic, while a million people could fall into extreme poverty at same rate in 2022. Tackling these unprecedented levels of inequality will require the courage to 'break free from the narrow straitjacket of extreme neoliberalism'.