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Oxfam Warns: $342 Trillion Wealth Surge Threatens Lives

6/28/2025

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Oxfam sounds the alarm on the alarming "private finance takeover" of development, highlighting a staggering $342 trillion increase in global private wealth since 1995, eclipsing public funds. With aid cuts threatening lives, an additional 2.9 million could perish from HIV/AIDS by 2030. The organization calls for taxing the ultra-rich to prioritize public investment and tackle deepening inequality and poverty.

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Oxfam sounds the alarm on the alarming "private finance takeover" of development, highlighting a staggering $342 trillion increase in global private wealth since 1995, eclipsing public funds. With aid cuts threatening lives, an additional 2.9 million could perish from HIV/AIDS by 2030. The organization calls for taxing the ultra-rich to prioritize public investment and tackle deepening inequality and poverty.