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World's 85 richest earn more than 3.5 billion poorest: UN
The 85 richest people globally have as much wealth as the 3.5 billion poorest in the world, the United Nations said, citing Oxfam figures, in a report that highlights ways to help the 1.2 billion people who live on less than $1.25 a day. The UN’s annual Human Development Report notes that overall poverty is declining throughout the world, but says worsening inequality risks reversing the trend to improvements in life span and income.
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Wow that is completely ridiculous
The best friend of greed is apathy. If no one cares about others then greed is allowed to run rampant and destroy us and the very planet we stand upon. It's time to stop hording wealth, stop wanting what others have, stop with mindless consumption, and start caring, and being mindful of the ramifications of our choices. Let's together choose to be better humans for the sake of our very survival.