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> There are around 2,500 billionaires in the world right now, with a combined wealth of over £10 trillion. Just a fraction of that money is enough to, say, end
by wdr1 3y ago
> There are around 2,500 billionaires in the world right now, with a combined wealth of over £10 trillion. Just a fraction of that money is enough to, say, end global poverty, eradicate malaria and re-freeze the Arctic.
The US Federal government alone collected $4.4 trillion in 2023. I'd have more confidence in statements like that if existing revenues were used to solve any one of the issues stated.