Half the World's Wealth

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¿The wealth of how many of the world's richest people = the wealth of the poorest half of the world?

  1. How accurate was your prediction?

  2. What trends do you see in this data?

  3. Is the fact that the wealth of 62 people = the wealth of over 3.5 billion peoplegood news?

  4. If you don't think that 62 = 3,5 billion is fair, what # would you consider fair?

  5. Is there anything the government could do about this inequality?

  6. Would you rather be a billionaire in a world of gross inequality and extreme poverty or a millionaire in a world that is more equal and where no one is extremely poor?

  7. Do you think your answers to these question would change if you were one of the 3.5 plus billion of the world's poorest (you aren't by the way, or you wouldn't be reading this right now)?

  8. In the comments section, explain how this inequality personally affects you:

Action Extension

Share this information and questions with 5 friends in person or on social media and ask them what they think about this information.

Learning Extension

Read the entire Oxfam report on global inequality.


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