Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of the world

Re:Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of th... by dantheman on Monday January 20, 2014 @11:54AM (#7090435)

Then the problem is not wealth inequality it's government intervention and government corruption. So we should stop talking about wealth and start talking about corruption.

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Re:Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of th... by hijinx on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @11:55AM (#7096463)

I think they both merit discussion, as one enables the other. Ignoring corruption, the super wealthy can set the topic if not the tone of discourse for entire nations (and increasingly do).

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