0 Canadian billionaires saw a 51% jump in weath during the pandemic (www.thestar.com) posted 1 year ago by Urallfucked 1 year ago by Urallfucked +3 / -6 They’ve ‘outdone even their wildest dreams’: Canadian billionaires saw wealth jump 51% during pandemic Oxfam report showing vast increase in the wealth of the world’s richest calls for ‘fair taxation’ to reduce amount of inequality. 10 comments share 10 comments share save hide report block hide replies
A grand total of, what, about 45 people and their families? As long as they make their money legally, help create jobs, and support charities, what's the big deal?
Imagine the good windfall taxes could do.
Do you really believe that in a country of 38+ MILLION people, just 45 people being taxed more is going have any significant impact?
For every $100 of wealth created in the last 10 years in Canada, $34 has gone to the richest 1 per cent and only $5 to the bottom 50 per cent,
Yup
So we've gone from billionaires, of which there are c. 45, to the "richest 1 per cent" of all Canadians...