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21-01-2014, 11:00 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

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This is how much increase in wealth concentrated by the rich since 1980


This is the state of wealth of the rich in each of the counties listed.

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"Without a concerted effort to tackle inequality, the cascade of privilege and of disadvantage will continue down the generations. We will soon live in a world where equality of opportunity is just a dream. In too many countries economic growth already amounts to little more than a 'winner takes all' windfall for the richest."


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