Why the rich get richer - Oxfam report

The combined assets of the poor half of the world's population have declined by more than 41 percent over the past five years, despite a population increase of 400 million. At the same time, the wealth of the richest 62 individuals grew by more than half a trillion dollars. The rate at which the gap between rich and poor is growing is still faster than expected: a year ago Oxfam predicted that in 2016 the richest segment of the world population (70 million people) will have more than the remaining 99 percent (7 billion . person) together. In fact, this threshold was reached in early 2015 - one year earlier than expected. Oxfam in its latest report criticized the growing poverty of the world's population, pointing out the causes and ways of fighting poverty.

Reasons:
"One of the reasons for this development is the lack of taxation of large fortunes and capital gains, as well as the shift in profits to tax havens. Nine out of the top ten large enterprises in the world have a presence in at least one tax haven. In developing countries, in this case, they are lost every year. at least $ 100 billion in tax revenues.

Speculators:
"We live in a world where rules are designed to increase the wealth of the super-rich. However, corporations must no longer shirk their responsibilities. They must pay tax on profits where they make money. Politicians must compromise most of the interests of the super-rich and get rid of tax havens."

This actually takes a few steps:
"Companies need public accountability at the country level on profits and associated tax liabilities. This way the public can verify corporate tax payments. The disruptive race to the lowest tax rates must end. For this, governments must make their tax incentives transparent. corporations. Instead, use a higher tax burden on large assets and capital gains. To take into account the interests of developing countries, a legitimate intergovernmental agency at the UN level should be created, which includes all countries. "

Why is it the other way around?
The governments of the world have long been slaves to large assets. They have pooled not only their own wealth, but they manage pension funds and other funds for most people. Thus, governments have become dependent, faced with a simple calculation: if you touch our assets, the pensions and livelihoods of the majority will also be in jeopardy. And, as a result, governments are trapped in a system that they themselves have created.