During the pandemic, billionaires have increased their wealth by $5.5 trillion.
At least nine new billionaires have appeared, growing rich on the profits ofpharmaceutical companies. At the same time, 160 million suffer from hunger andpoverty around the world. Of the ten countries where the gap between rich andpoor is at its most, seven are in Africa, with South Africa at the head of thelist. ---- $100 million was given to pharmaceutical companies by variousgovernments to develop vaccines against COVID. They then were able to privatisethe profits they made from the vaccines. Whilst 70% of people in wealthiercountries have now been vaccinated against COVID, the rate in poorer countriesruns at 2.2%. The wealthier nation states are holding on to their supplies ofvaccine, whilst poorer countries are denied access.https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2021/10/30/the-rich-get-richer-the-poor-get-poorer/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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