Beyond grotesquely wealthy

Mega rich: Oxfam says it is ‘beyond grotesque’ that a handful of rich men headed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates are worth US426bil, equivalent to the wealth of 3.6 billion of the world population. — Reuters

Eight billionaires have as much wealth as half of the world’s population

THAT the world’s top eight billionaires own the same wealth between them as the poorest half of the population, an Oxfam survey reveals, is startling.