Why are billionaires booming while the rest struggle? | Counting the Cost

Name: Why are billionaires booming while the rest struggle? | Counting the Cost
Uploaded: 2026
Duration: 28 min
Description: Billionaires have nearly as much wealth than the bottom 50%. AI is boosting the global economy - but there's growing concern that not everyone will reap the rewards. At the same time, efforts to battle global poverty are stalling and even in developed countries the middle class are being squeezed by the cost of living crisis. As the rich get richer is everyone else being left behind?

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Billionaires have nearly as much wealth than the bottom 50%. AI is boosting the global economy - but there's growing concern that not everyone will reap the rewards. At the same time, efforts to battle global poverty are stalling and even in developed countries the middle class are being squeezed by the cost of living crisis. As the rich get richer is everyone else being left behind?

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