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World's richest five men double wealth since 2020 (www.dw.com)

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 86 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Imagine all the good that could be done with that amount of money.

[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 51 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But imagine how much more money they can make with that money!

[–] SuiXi3D@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Number only go up.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I feel sad when number go down

[–] psy32nd@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I feel happy

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 months ago

Even a simple redistribution back to the people who should have been getting this money (i.e. workers) would have a profound impact on the quality of life of millions.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago

Luxury yacht and private jet manufacturers be salivating rn.