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The richest people on Earth have doubled their wealth since pandemic hit, Oxfam reveals
Meanwhile, 99% of the human race has become poorer
US Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates

THE 10 richest people on Earth have doubled their wealth during the pandemic — while 99 per cent of the human race has got poorer, Oxfam revealed in a devastating report today.

Labour leftwingers echoed the charity’s call for a wealth tax following the findings in the Inequality Kills study, which said 21,300 people die every day from inequality amounting to “economic violence.”

The grotesque fortunes of billionaire moguls including Amazon top dog Jeff Bezos and Tesla tycoon Elon Musk have grown more during the coronavirus crisis than in the previous 14 years, Oxfam said.

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