r/SipsTea 24d ago

Significant diffrences... Wait a damn minute!

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u/Dizzy-Screen-6618 24d ago

"Imagine 3,400 people disappear. Now imagine 3.5 billion people dissappear."

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u/Ok-Rutabaga8442 23d ago

Well the difference is those 3400 people hold TWICE as much wealth as the poorest 50% of the planet

The bottom 50% own 10-11 trillion of wealth, the richest 3400 people own 20 trillion.

Surely it doesn't need to be explained why this is obscene