Billionaires are certainly signs that the economic laws of supply and demand are not operating properly. Also that power abuses and criminal activities are rewarding those who do not earn their wealth. It will take some very strong minded democratically elected representatives to attempt to redress these major imbalances. The privileged are being rewarded whilst the rest of us are cost controlled: a recipe for disaster?
The rise of the ultra-rich worth 10 figures or more
Back in 1918 there was just one supposed billionaire on the planet, an assumption that has since been called into question. Nowadays a total of 2,153 people around the world boast a net worth of 10 figures or more. Looking back over the past 100 years, we reveal how the number of billionaires has changed and chart the evolution of the planet's most exclusive club.
Daniel Coughlin
13 November 2019
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