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
A recent report by Oxfam International reveals a shocking truth. During colonial rule, the UK took around $64.82 trillion from India. Most of this wealth went to the richest 10% of people.
The charity’s report argues that the UK owes reparations to the colonial country for extracting money between 1765 and 1900
Per the Oxfam report, even during colonialism, a similar pattern was followed by allowing private multinational corporations monopolies with overseas expansion. The UK extracted $64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900,
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The UK extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in notes of 50 British pound almost four times over.