Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff cover image

Inequality's Insidious Spread - COVID-19, India, Insurance

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

00:00

Introduction

Oxfam report: 40% of the wealth created in India between 2012 and 2021 went to the top 1%. In 2020, India had 102 billionaires. Today, it has 166. Two-thirds of the taxes raised in that country came from that bottom 50%. It means that India shows the same extreme inequality that you have in many other rich countries.

Play episode from 00:00
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app