Larry Elliott “Half global wealth held by the 1%” http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/19/global-wealth-oxfam-inequality-davos-economic-summit-switzerland
Oxfam*1によれば、全世界の富の上位１％の富裕層による占有率は2009年以来徐々に上昇しており、2016年までには世界の富の50％が上位１％の手中に収まってしまうという；
The charity’s research, published today*2, shows that the share of the world’s wealth owned by the best-off 1% has increased from 44% in 2009 to 48% in 2014, while the least well-off 80% currently own just 5.5%.Oxfam added that on current trends the richest 1% would own more than 50% of the world’s wealth by 2016.
また、１％の蓄積した富は「ロビイイング」に使われる傾向が高くなっている*5；
Oxfam made headlines at Davos last year with a study showing that the 85 richest people on the planet have the same wealth as the poorest 50% (3.5 billion people)*3. The charity said this year that the comparison was now even more stark, with just 80 people owning the same amount of wealth as more than 3.5 billion people, down from 388 in 2010.Byanyima*4 said: “Do we really want to live in a world where the 1% own more than the rest of us combined? The scale of global inequality is quite simply staggering and despite the issues shooting up the global agenda, the gap between the richest and the rest is widening fast.”
Oxfamが諸政府に提案する格差縮小のための方策；
Oxfam said the wealth of the richest 80 doubled in cash terms between 2009 and 2014, and that there was an increasing tendency for wealth to be inherited and to be used as a lobbying tool by the rich to further their own interests. It noted that more than a third of the 1,645 billionaires listed by Forbes inherited some or all of their riches, while 20% have interests in the financial and insurance sectors, a group which saw their cash wealth increase by 11% in the 12 months to March 2014.These sectors spent $550m lobbying policymakers in Washington and Brussels during 2013. During the 2012 US election cycle alone, the financial sector provided $571m in campaign contributions.
ところで、金持ちは貧乏人のことをどう思っているのかという調査を或る方に教えてもらった（但し、米国の場合）。
Oxfam said it was calling on governments to adopt a seven point plan:• Clamp down on tax dodging by corporations and rich individuals.
• Invest in universal, free public services such as health and education.
• Share the tax burden fairly, shifting taxation from labour and consumption towards capital and wealth.
• Introduce minimum wages and move towards a living wage for all workers.
• Introduce equal pay legislation and promote economic policies to give women a fair deal.
• Ensure adequate safety-nets for the poorest, including a minimum-income guarantee.
• Agree a global goal to tackle inequality.
CNNの記事；
富裕層の半数強、「貧困層は気楽」と認識 米調査2015.01.12 Mon posted at 12:04 JST
ニューヨーク（ＣＮＮＭｏｎｅｙ） 「貧困層は何もせずに政府の手当てをもらって気楽に暮らしている」――。米国の富裕層の５４％が貧困層に対してそんな認識を持っていることが、調査機関ピュー・リサーチ・センターの調査で分かった。
これに対して「貧困層は政府の手当てでは満足な暮らしができず、厳しい生活を送っている」との見方を示したのは富裕層の３６％にとどまっている。
調査は富裕層と貧困層の両方を対象に実施され、政府の貧困層支援対策に対する認識の違いが浮き彫りになった。
貧困層支援のために政府が果たすべき役割については、富裕層の６０％強が「政府にこれ以上のことをできる余裕はない」と答えたのに対し、貧困層の６０％は、たとえ国の借金が増えることになったとしても、政府は支援を強化すべきだと回答した。
企業の利益についても、富裕層の大半が「公正かつ合理的」とみなしているのに対し、貧困層は６５％は「儲け過ぎ」と見ていることが分かった。
一方、移民に対する考え方では、富裕層の約６５％、貧困層の５１％が「働き者で才能のある移民が国を豊かにしてくれる」と回答。移民は国の負担になると答えたのは富裕層の２７％、貧困層の４４％といずれも少数派だった。
http://www.cnn.co.jp/business/35058870.html
*1:http://www.oxfam.org/ Mentioned in http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20060807/1154942267 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20130320/1363760415 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20141015/1413341079
*2:Wealth: Having It All and Wanting More http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/ib-wealth-having-all-wanting-more-190115-en.pdf See “Richest 1% will own more than all the rest by 2016” http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressreleases/2015-01-19/richest-1-will-own-more-all-rest-2016
*3:See Graeme Wearden “Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of the world” http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/20/oxfam-85-richest-people-half-of-the-world
*4:“Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International”
*5:http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Chikirin/20141224に対する反論にはなるだろう。
