Just 0.001% Hold Three Times the Wealth of Poorest Half of Humanity: Report

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Fewer than 60,000 people -- 0.001% of the world's population -- control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential.

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the interests who pay them. Authoritarian states take away education and personal choices from their citizens. Authoritarian states keep people in constant fear. Authoritarian states steal the productivity of the many and siphon them up to the benefit of the few. Authoritarian states
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#1 | Posted by Petrous at 2025-12-10 11:25 AM

But the problem is the inner city child who gets a baloney sammich for lunch in school according to people who simp for billionaires.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-12-10 12:02 PM

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-10 12:14 PM

Communism controlled half the land area of the world at one point.

For a Reason.

This kind of Crap will cause a Renaissance of Communist activities.

To counter the Concentration of Wealth and Control.

Every Action causes an Equal and Opposite Reaction.

#4 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-12-10 12:15 PM

But the problem is the inner city child who gets a baloney sammich for lunch in school according to people who simp for billionaires.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-12-10 12:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

Why is the inner city child eating a baloney sandwich anyone's problem, other than the parent(s) who decided to hit the hood lottery by spitting out children for WF checks.

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-12-10 01:11 PM

" the parent(s) who decided to hit the hood lottery by spitting out children for WF checks."

Because having children is a for-profit scheme?!?

Talk about your Republican Math. Stay in school, kids!

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-12-10 01:19 PM

-Because having children is a for-profit scheme?!?

It's definitely not a scheme.

#7 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-10 01:30 PM

- people who simp for billionaires.

Every Trumper on these pages, and all those who aren't.

They blame immigrants instead, because that's what billionaire/corporate owned media to them do. Imagine that.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-10 01:42 PM

Hold on now.....let's not rag on baloney sandwiches. LOL

But...what's the problem with them? That they are baloney sandwiches...or that it's free to the inner city kid paid by someone else?

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-10 01:46 PM

-They blame immigrants instead

I agree....but ever see "Gangs of New York"?

Politicians been using immigrants as a wedge issue for a long time......

#10 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-10 01:47 PM

When a 28 year old has the same skills as an 18 year old,it's the 28 year old that is at fault.

If you spent your life not improving, your wages will reflect you.

#11 | Posted by Petrous at 2025-12-10 01:48 PM

#11

What is this 'everyone starts out with the same genes' nonsense?

#12 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-10 01:51 PM

"Meritocracy" my @$$

#13 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-12-10 02:05 PM

Beverly is a fugging idiot.

#14 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-12-10 02:28 PM

You can be ignored or be confronted.

which is it? I would assume you prefer to be ignored based on your weak ass posts....but you can answer for yourself.

#15 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-10 02:30 PM

- Politicians been using immigrants as a wedge issue for a long time......

A distinction sans any difference; doesn't make it right.

#16 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-10 02:37 PM

"...prefer to be ignored..."

LOL!

#17 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-12-10 02:44 PM

Because having children is a for-profit scheme?!?

Talk about your Republican Math. Stay in school, kids!

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-12-10 01:19 PM | Reply | Flag:

People are poor for primarily one reason - because they made bad decisions.

No amount of your "it's the rich people" is going to change that.

If someone is poor and decides to bring children into the world they can't afford, it's a bad decision and it's not my fault or the billionaires fault.

#18 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-12-10 03:02 PM

Hold on now.....let's not rag on baloney sandwiches. LOL

But...what's the problem with them? That they are baloney sandwiches...or that it's free to the inner city kid paid by someone else?

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-10 01:46 PM | Reply | Flag:

The wife buys the Boar's Head brand. Nothing wrong with a baloney sandwich once in a while. A fresh sliced tomato from the garden goes great with it. And a plus on sourdough bread.

#19 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-12-10 03:04 PM

People are poor for primarily one reason - because they made bad decisions.

Like being born into poverty?

You have no idea how lucky you are. Born on third thinks he hit a triple.

#20 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-12-10 03:08 PM

- Born on third thinks he hit a triple.

Sort of a mandatory misconception for rwingers; they expect folks with no boots to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

#21 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-10 03:13 PM

" People are poor for primarily one reason - because they made bad decisions."

Starting with choice of parents, amirite?

#22 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-12-10 03:28 PM

why the intentional deflection? Everyone knows being born into poverty is the easiest way to be in poverty. Nobody is including kids in this discussion. Nobody is pointing to bad decisions made by children.

Do you just not want to accept that adults that end up in poverty made bad choices?

Is it just too hard to go down that road?

#23 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-10 03:28 PM

-The wife buys the Boar's Head brand. Nothing wrong with a baloney sandwich once in a while.

my wife grew up on baloney.....so it's not allowed in our house. I think it's mostly a symbolic protest from childhood.

#24 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-10 03:31 PM

-A distinction sans any difference; doesn't make it right.

I don't disagree. I'm just saying it's just as wrong when a 2-bit carnival barker running for city council does it as when a billionaire who support candidate for Federal office do it.

It's an effective tactic and it's worked sans the billionaire.

#25 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-10 03:35 PM

Like being born into poverty?
- Alexa

No, being born in a high crime area, which keeps them in poverty.

I find it interesting, defend violent crime and basic mayhem, then complain about poverty

Here's the reality, the distribution range of wealth as the world gets richer means some will have 0 and others are offered 1trillion. So yes a smaller and smaller % of people will hold enormous wealth, if you want universal healthcare that's going to have to be the case.

The only question is did they earn that money or was it stolen from the government revenue.

I would argue earning it makes the world a better place.

Of course people are born into it, the system they were born into is better than the poor systems other people were born into.

Be happy we are in the worlds top 5% .

#26 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-12-10 03:37 PM

Everyone knows being born into poverty is the easiest way to be in poverty. N
- eberly

No the easiest way into poverty is to live where there is crime. People, living there or otherwise, don't invest in crime riddled areas. Why would you?

Learned helplessness is a real thing.

#27 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-12-10 03:39 PM

There are people here who believe there are exactly zero wealthy people who did it honestly.

Haven't seen Clownshack for a little while......hope he's okay. But he's one of them.

#28 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-10 03:40 PM

- it's just as wrong

It's much more effective with billions of dollars behind it.

- I would argue earning it makes the world a better place.

Replacing democratic voters with billionaires who purchase votes en masse through the media by making money = speech is what many of the Founding Fathers warned about.

www.azquotes.com

#29 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-10 03:44 PM

Let me throw this idea out there for your consideration:

How about we start taxing the uber-wealthy who have, for the past 40 years, been able to dodge their financial responsibilities that provide them with a country that protects them and their money and their property?

Not to mention the fact that this country has given them, the uber-wealthy, a nation of publicly educated wage-earners who can afford to buy their products/services?

How about that?

Afterall, ingratitude is a Cardinal Sin.

#30 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-12-10 03:50 PM

" Haven't seen Clownshack for a little while"

He got tagged by ICE.

#31 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-12-10 03:54 PM

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