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Today's coverage of Oxfam's new Davos report #TakersNotMakers by @politico.eu.

“Billionaire wealth is exploding, and the bottom line is most wealth is not earned, it is inherited.” said @chiaraputaturo.bsky.social.
January 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
oxfameu.bsky.social
This morning's @financialtimes.com Europe's Express coverage of our new report #TakersNotMakers 👇
January 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
oxfameu.bsky.social
‼️NEW: Billionaire wealth in the EU surges by nearly €400 million per day in 2024, with a new billionaire nearly every week.

This is according to Oxfam EU's new research out ahead of #WEF.

#TakersNotMakers

Link 👉 www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...

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January 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
hannemiriam.bsky.social
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oxfaminternational.bsky.social Oxfam International @oxfaminternational.bsky.social · Jan 27
When billionaires earn in seconds what most people make in a year, something is broken.

And it’s not just the economy. It’s who gets heard, what’s valued, and who gets access.

⏱️ Tag someone who should see how fast power moves.
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
hannemiriam.bsky.social
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reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · Jan 19
In a report timed for the opening of the World Economic ‌Forum, anti-poverty group Oxfam said billionaire wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability reut.rs/4b8PEcw
Billionaires' wealth hits new peak as their clout grows, Oxfam says
Billionaire wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability, anti-poverty group...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
oxfampacific.bsky.social
Losing 99% of your wealth and STILL being a billionaire is the ultimate "participation trophy" of late-stage capitalism.

#TaxTheRich #TakersNotMakers #FightInequality
February 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
oxfampacific.bsky.social
Oxfam supports communities that are reimagining economic possibilities, challenging colonial systems that are exploitative and building a blueprint for true equality.
#TakersNotMakers #FightInequality
February 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
oxfampacific.bsky.social
Capitalism: Where time travel savings can't even catch you up to billionaire bank accounts. The ultimate cheat code? Tax. The. Rich.
#TakersNotMakers #FightInequality
January 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
oxfam.be
We sluiten het #WEF25 in #Davos af met een opiniestuk van onze directeur Eva Smets in De Morgen ✍️:
"Het verminderen van ongelijkheid vereist een eerlijke herverdeling van rijkdom. Wie dit weigert, zegt in daden #F*ckthepoor."

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www.demorgen.be/meningen/wie...
Wie eerlijke herverdeling van de rijkdom weigert, zegt in daden ‘F*ck the poor’
Eva Smets is directeur van Oxfam België. Zij pleit voor een herverdeling van de rijkdom, nu ‘de wurggreep van een handvol ultrarijken op de wereldeconomie een ongeziene hoogte heeft bereikt’.
www.demorgen.be
January 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
oxfam.be
Ons ongelijkheidsrapport, #takersnotmakers, raakte tot in de plenaire! We kijken mee uit naar een regering die de lasten eerlijk verdeelt en oog heeft voor de meeste kwetsbaren onder ons. De gelekte nota ziet er voorlopig niet goed uit maar we zijn benieuwd naar de komende dagen.. #villapolitica
January 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
oxfam.be
👀 What the..

"F*ck The Poor"

Shocking?
Vinden wij ook. Maar eigenlijk is dat wat ons politiek en economisch beleid zegt, door de ultrarijken te bevoordelen ten koste van de rest van de bevolking. De rijkste 1% wordt alsmaar rijker en betaalt geen evenredige belastingen. Het zijn #takersnotmakers
January 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
oxfam.be
Het #WEF25 in #Davos is van start gegaan. Gisteren lichtte directeur Eva Smets ons nieuw ongelijkheidsrapport #TakersNotMakers toe op @trends.be

Ook bij ons in België is ongelijkheid nog een probleem, waar de rijkste 1 procent bijna een kwart van al het vermogen bezit. 🤯
January 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
lrnz-o.bsky.social
New @oxfaminternational.bsky.social report points out how the wealth of the world’s ten richest men grew on average by almost $100 million a day —even if they lost 99 percent of their wealth, they would remain billionaires.🤦‍♂️
#TakersNotMakers - Read the report: buff.ly/42hcMRu
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
dolfjansen.bsky.social
#taxtherich #maketaxfair #takersnotmakers
oxfamnovib.bsky.social Oxfam Novib @oxfamnovib.bsky.social · Feb 4
Ons onlangs gepubliceerde Oxfam ongelijkheidsrapport ‘Takers, not makers’ heeft geleid tot Kamervragen. We zijn zeer benieuwd naar de antwoorden.

www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...
February 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
oxfamincambodia.bsky.social
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social recently published an inequality report 2025 titled “#TakersNotMakers”. #SophoanPhean, National Director of @oxfamincambodia.bsky.social , speaks with The Post about the nature of global wealth inequality
#FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich

@oxfaminasia.bsky.social
​Uneven playing field: Oxfam head addresses inequality​
​Uneven playing field: Oxfam head addresses inequality​
www.phnompenhpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
oxfamnovib.bsky.social
De mondiale ongelijkheid neemt nog altijd toe, en dat is geen toeval. We gaan vanavond in gesprek over hoe het kolonialisme de basis legde voor wereldwijde economische ongelijkheid.

Kijk live mee via:
dezwijger.nl/programma/mi... @pakhuisdezwijger.bsky.social #TakersNotMakers
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September 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
oxfamnovib.bsky.social
Trumps regering is er eentje van én voor de superrijken, die zichzelf cadeautjes zullen uitdelen ten koste van de rest van de wereld. Hierdoor groeit de ongelijkheid wereldwijd. Teken de petitie en belast vermogen en miljoenenerfenissen zwaarder: www.oxfamnovib.nl/petitie-bela... #TakersNotMakers
January 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
belindatorres.bsky.social
De drukste maar leukste dag v/h jaar. Waar we vorige jaren waarschuwden voor 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, publiceren we vndg #TakersnotMakers op de dag dat miljardair Trump, gesteund door 's werelds rijkste man Elon Musk, wordt ingehuldigd als president v/d VS🤯
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Rijkdom van miljardairs nam wereldwijd met bijna 2.000 miljard euro toe
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January 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
deepakkhadka.bsky.social
While overall poverty rates have fallen worldwide, the number of people living under the World Bank poverty line of US$6.85 per day (PPP) today is the same as in 1990: almost 3.6 billion people. #TakersNotMakers

So, what has changed? Is it only the wealth of billionaires?
oxfamgbpolicy.bsky.social Oxfam Policy & Practice @oxfamgbpolicy.bsky.social · Jan 20
In 2024, billionaire wealth rose three times faster than in 2023. Our latest briefing paper, #TakersNotMakers, explains why we must radically change our modern-day colonial economic system to end poverty.
Read more: policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/ta...
A green graphic announcing the new briefing paper titled “Takers Not Makers: The Unjust Poverty and Unearned Wealth of Colonialism”. To the right is the cover image of the paper. To the left is an overview of the paper that reads: “Billionaire wealth has risen three times faster in 2024 than in 2023. Five trillionaires are now expected within a decade. Meanwhile, crises of economy, climate and conflict mean the number of people living in poverty has barely changed since 1990. Most billionaire wealth is taken, not earned- 60% comes from either inheritance, cronyism, corruption or monopoly power. Our deeply unequal world has a long history of colonial domination which has largely benefited the richest people. The poorest, racialized people, women and marginalized groups have been and continue to be systematically exploited at huge human costs. Today’s world remains colonial in many ways. This must be reversed. Reparations must be made to those who were brutally enslaved and colonised. Our modern-day colonial economic system must be made radically more equal to end poverty. The cost should be borne by the richest people who benefit the most.” There is a link to the paper at the bottom of the graphic and a white Oxfam logo on the left of the paper.
January 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
newsfromoxfam.bsky.social
The gap between the richest 1% and the rest of us has widened into a chasm.

@oxfaminternational.bsky.social's Executive Director Amitabh Behar on how the super-rich are perpetuating modern-day colonialism.

#TakersNotMakers

www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Oxfam: "inequality through modern-day colonialism"
Amitabh Behar, Executive Director, Oxfam International, reveals a new report highlighting the impact of unearned wealth and the legacy of colonialism.
www.weforum.org
January 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
oxfam-de.bsky.social
2024 gab es 4 neue Milliardär*innen pro Woche 🤯
Wie jedes Jahr zum Start des #WEF2025 in Davos veröffentlichen wir unseren Bericht über die weltweite Vermögensverteilung und müssen feststellen, dass die Ungleichheit auf der Welt noch krasser geworden ist 🌍💔
#takersnotmakers #taxtherich
January 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
bertdh.bsky.social
“De rijksten moeten bijdragen aan de financiering van de noden van de gemeenschap en de planeet.

Wie eerlijke herverdeling van de rijkdom weigert, zegt in daden ‘F*ck the poor’”.

#TakersNotMakers #WEF25

www.demorgen.be/meningen/wie...
Wie eerlijke herverdeling van de rijkdom weigert, zegt in daden ‘F*ck the poor’
Eva Smets is directeur van Oxfam België. Zij pleit voor een herverdeling van de rijkdom, nu ‘de wurggreep van een handvol ultrarijken op de wereldeconomie een ongeziene hoogte heeft bereikt’.
www.demorgen.be
January 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
irenejuliawise.bsky.social
#Wealth of world’s #billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds. #TakersNotMakers

#Oxfam’s examination of billionaire assets coincides w. Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president. #Trump expected to include several billionaires in his team of close advisers. #Inequality
January 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
oxfamaustralia.bsky.social
‼️ NEW: Billionaire wealth in Australia earns an average of $67,000 per hour—that’s over 1,300 times more than the average Australian. 💸

Read more 👉 www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/u....

#TakersNotMakers #TaxTheSuperRich #Davos2025
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January 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
oxfaminasia.bsky.social
Capitalism is evolving so fast, my dictionary is lagging behind. First, it's billionaires, now we're just casually adding trillionaire to the mix. Spellcheck's like, 'I can't even... 🤯💸 #FightInequality #TaxTheRich #TakersNotMakers
January 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM