World's richest 1% grabbed 82% of all wealth created in 2017, Oxfam study finds - Jan. 21, 2018

 

" "The billionaire boom is not a sign of a thriving economy but a symptom of a failing economic system," said Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International.

The head of the advocacy group argued that the people who "make our clothes, assemble our phones and grow our food" are being exploited in order to enrich corporations and the super wealthy.

"It's hard to find a political or business leader who doesn't say they are worried about inequality. It's even harder to find one who is doing something about it," said Byanyima. "

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World's richest 1% grabbed 82% of all wealth created in 2017, Oxfam study finds - Jan. 21, 2018: