The world's richest one percent increased their fortunes by a total of $42 trillion over the past decade, Oxfam said Thursday, ahead of a G20 summit in Brazil where taxing the super-rich tops the agenda.
  • Phil_in_here@lemmy.caEnglish
    65·
    5 months ago

    But a B-List actor told me it would trickle down half a century ago, so let’s give them the benefit of the doubt and maybe we’ll catch a dribble

    • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      5 months ago

      And he was right. You get a trickle down. He didn’t mention the industrial strength wealth pump going up with the business end stuck in your wallet.