The World's Richest 500 People Just Got 1 Trillion Dollars Wealthier

The World's Richest 500 People Just Got 1 Trillion Dollars Wealthier
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/worlds-richest-are-getting-richer-general-population-stress-bezos-gates-facebook-zuckerberg-a8129936.html

Alan: The world's richest eight (8) people have more money than the lower half of humankind.

World's Eight (8) Richest People Have As Much Wealth As Poorest 50% Of Humanity
Perspective: If half the wealth of these 8 people was re-distributed to the poorest 50%, half of humanity's income would double. I am not saying this "should" be done. Rather, I point to the fact as a fact.
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/12/worlds-eight-richest-people-have-same.html

The 1 trillion dollars these 500 people "earned" in 2017 is more than the Gross National Product of the 176 nations. (Only 15 nations have a Gross National Product greater than a trillion dollars.)

List Of Countries By GDP
http://statisticstimes.com/economy/countries-by-projected-gdp.php


Poverty Facts And Stats
http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats#src18