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2018 the 1000 richest Germans got richer by 3% to now €1.05 trillion
€1050 billion
€1,050,000 million
~1 million million Euros https://n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Das-sind-die-reichsten-Deutschen-article21268197.html">https://n-tv.de/wirtschaf...
Lidl-Chef weit vor Aldi-Cousins: Das sind die reichsten Deutschen

Die Vermögenselite ist laut einer Analyse auch die Unternehmerelite Deutschlands. Die reichsten Menschen stehen oft an der Spitze großer Konzerne. Ganz oben thront mit 41,5 Milliarden Euro ein...

https://n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Das-sind-die-reichsten-Deutschen-article21268197.html
Many UNDERESTIMATE how rich the rich are.

This simple calculation estimates the RANGE between an Amazon minimum pay worker, and the Amazon boss ... to be at least ~100k: https://twitter.com/drandreaskruger/status/1170331712603271168">https://twitter.com/drandreas...
"Pen& #39;s Parade" #PensParade

Nice illustration of wealth difference, and inequality distribution in one picture.

Wikipedia: #Pen%E2%80%99s_Parade_der_Schweiz_1969/70">https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen%E2%80%99s_Parade #Pen%E2%80%99s_Parade_der_Schweiz_1969/70">https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen%... English page not as good: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen%27s_parade">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen%...
"Immense wealth translates automatically into immense environmental impacts... the very wealthy ... are committing ecocide."

"British private airport... take off ...carrying a single passenger, mostly flying to Russia & the US ... 25,000 litres of fuel" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/19/life-earth-wealth-megarich-spending-power-environmental-damage">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
For the sake of life on Earth, we must put a limit on wealth | George Monbiot

Increased spending power leads to environmental damage. It’s time for a radical plan, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/19/life-earth-wealth-megarich-spending-power-environmental-damage
Taxes sorted by income group 1950-2018 https://twitter.com/DLeonhardt/status/1181004566088814594">https://twitter.com/DLeonhard...
Nice image:

5000$ *365.24 *(2019-1492)= 0.96 billion

https://twitter.com/_Floodlight/status/1181325813376933890">https://twitter.com/_Floodlig...
$0 = 0% of $11 billion https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-taxes-zero-180337770.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amaz...
Amazon will pay $0 in taxes on $11,200,000,000 in profit for 2018

Amazon avoids paying federal tax — for the second year in a row, according to a new report.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-taxes-zero-180337770.html
think about it https://twitter.com/EricStetson/status/1104447037469351936">https://twitter.com/EricStets...
https://twitter.com/UvKLvr47/status/1193275400425631745">https://twitter.com/UvKLvr47/...
https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1193088886978891777">https://twitter.com/carterfor...
Visualisation of scale from US median to top https://twitter.com/betty__cam/status/1196933769862643713">https://twitter.com/betty__ca...
#shamefulinequality ( #TheRich thread) https://twitter.com/Oxfam/status/1219047385956904960">https://twitter.com/Oxfam/sta...
TJ: 1,000,000,000 ?
SS: 60,000 !
TJ: 1,000,000,000 ?
SS: 60,000 !
... Hahaha, lol: https://twitter.com/TiloJung/status/1220416728615788544">https://twitter.com/TiloJung/...
#WealthInequality #wealth #redistribution #WealthRedistribution #TheAmericanPie #AmericanPie #Socialism #Equality #Neofeudalism #Feudalism https://twitter.com/_waleedshahid/status/1223385238379941889">https://twitter.com/_waleedsh...
"The emissions are massively skewed to the lifestyles of relatively few people" [ #TheRich]
@KevinClimate talk at #ExtinctionRebellion
video snippets: https://twitter.com/Jumpsteady/status/1224758166203895808">https://twitter.com/Jumpstead...
Distribute €100k to 100 people - how?
(thread #theRich) https://twitter.com/marcobuelow/status/1225479458561445888?s=19">https://twitter.com/marcobuel...
#TheRich thread https://twitter.com/Oxfam/status/1226552589854093315">https://twitter.com/Oxfam/sta...
"At world level ... the top 1% alone emit more carbon than the poorest half of the planet." @PikettyLeMonde
(visit the #TheRich thread)

The illusion of CENTRIST #ecology - 11 JUIN 2019 https://www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty/2019/06/11/the-illusion-of-centrist-ecology/">https://www.lemonde.fr/blog/pike...
The illusion of centrist ecology

Good news: given the results of the European elections it would seem that French and European citizens are becoming more concerned about global warming.  The problem is that the election which has...

https://www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty/2019/06/11/the-illusion-of-centrist-ecology/
Grains of RICE, to visualize #CapitalAccumulation that an unfettered capitalist amassed in < 1 generation: https://twitter.com/cait_duffy/status/1233240187741855744">https://twitter.com/cait_duff...
25 rich families in Germany https://twitter.com/marcobuelow/status/1269206253391220736">https://twitter.com/marcobuel...
Unions https://twitter.com/paologerbaudo/status/1271369273953353730">https://twitter.com/paologerb...
70% destruction caused by the 20% richest - and 50% by the "top" 10%
https://theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/26/leading-scientist-criticises-uk-over-its-climate-record
German">https://theguardian.com/environme... health expert: https://twitter.com/Karl_Lauterbach/status/1276507884336054274">https://twitter.com/Karl_Laut...
Eight https://twitter.com/JoeJSaltarelli/status/1279208455094579202">https://twitter.com/JoeJSalta...
What is the #DSM6 code for this mental illness that endangers ecosphere & humanity?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSM-5 ">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSM-... https://twitter.com/_julesh_/status/1280094253364973575">https://twitter.com/_julesh_/...
Richest 1% of EU households 41% of emission is ... plane travel. Incredible 55 tons of CO2eq per 1 person and year. #TheRich #Reiche

Interesting thread, in German: https://twitter.com/ManuelGrebe/status/1280433332522815488">https://twitter.com/ManuelGre...
98.6%. Countdown until this crosses 100% ? https://twitter.com/EmilyLaquer/status/1283328699207766016">https://twitter.com/EmilyLaqu...
50 % (of German adults) own 1.4% of the total wealth. https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2020-07/vermoegensverteilung-deutschland-diw-studie-ungleichheit">https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaf...
Vermögensverteilung: Das obere Prozent

Bisher waren die Vermögen der reichsten Deutschen eine Blackbox. Forscher haben sie nun geöffnet. Ihre Daten zeigen: Die Vermögen sind ungleicher verteilt als gedacht.

https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2020-07/vermoegensverteilung-deutschland-diw-studie-ungleichheit
VERY interesting THREAD: New data on #WealthInequality in Germany - example tweet = broken / neofeudal tax system: https://twitter.com/MFratzscher/status/1283761389874683905">https://twitter.com/MFratzsch...
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