Clearly, the world needs a revolution, to throw off the dead weight of these billionaires. Last year, the Oxfam organization calculated that it took 62 of the world’s richest people to equal the wealth held by the bottom half of humanity. This year, it only takes eight.
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The United States has by far the highest concentration of billionaires – 536, followed by China, with 251. Russia is way down in sixth place, with only 77 billionaires, behind Britain, Germany and India. But, of course, billionaires live anywhere they want to -- which really means they live nowhere at all. Home is where their money is, and every billionaire is a fully globalized citizen, with no loyalties except to his class.
Black Agenda Report
This is written by Black Agenda's co-founder Bruce Dixon. I appreciate Mr. Dixon (a former Black Panther) for his intelligence and his radical leftist humanism. I'm not sure, however, that this is the best way to introduce his article:
I wouldn't advocate taking their breath away. Their freedom, maybe. Be careful, Bruce.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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