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Many
were less than impressed at the
of the world's wealth in so few hands. The international charity Oxfam highlighted the
disparity in wealth. It said: "Inequality is a deliberate policy
. Despite record wealth at the top, public wealth is stagnating, even declining, and debt
is growing. Inequality rips away life opportunities and rights from the majority of
, sparking poverty, hunger, resentment, distrust, and instability." British climate
Bill McGuire warned that "if the
political-economic system that is tearing our
...and its people apart isn't brought to its knees, then
will be".
