An international NGO has released a report that the assets of 10 millionaires in the world, including the owners of major American IT companies, have more than doubled after the spread of the new coronavirus. Under such circumstances, we are requesting the governments of each country to take measures to reduce the disparity, such as raising taxes on the wealthy.
The report was released at the time of an online meeting held from 17th this month prior to the "Davos Forum" by Oxfam, an international NGO working to eradicate poverty.
The report noted that in the two years since the spread of the corona infection, the wealth of the 10 millionaires in the world has more than doubled from about 80 trillion yen to about 170 trillion yen in Japanese yen.
The 10 are American electric car maker Elon Musk CEO of Tesla, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta Mark Zuckerberg CEO, etc., and are dominated by American IT giants. increase.
On the other hand, the report calls these disparities economic violence, saying that 99% of the world's population has lost their income, and at least every day they don't get the medical care they need or face hunger. It is estimated that 21,000 people are dying.
The spread of corona has left more than 160 million people in poverty, especially minorities and women.
The NGO said, "If 10 millionaires lose 99.999% of their wealth, they are still wealthier than 99% of the people on the planet." I'm looking for it.