Billionaire wealth surged in 2024, says Oxfam

Billionaires are multiplying, and 60% earn their wealth through ‘inheritance, cronyism, or monopoly power,’ Oxfam writes
But nothing all that golden is minting these new wealthy individuals.“Most billionaire wealth is taken, not earned, 60% comes from either inheritance, cronyism and corruption or
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