世界貧富差距有多驚人？26位大富豪的財富等同38億人總資產

The top 26 billionaires are as wealthy as 3.8 billion people

全世界排名前26位的億萬富翁的財富相當於38億人收入的總和

素材來源：CNN 翻譯：世界播

The world"s billionaires are growing $2.5 billion richer every day, while the poorest half of the global population is seeing its net worth dwindle.

全球億萬富翁的財富每天增加25億美元，而全球最貧窮的一半人口卻在眼睜睜地看著自己的凈資產逐漸縮水。

Billionaires, who now number a record 2,208, have more wealth than ever before, according to an Oxfam International report published Monday. Since the global financial crisis a decade ago, the number of billionaires has nearly doubled.

根據國際樂施會周一發布的一份報告，億萬富翁的財富達到創紀錄的2208人，比以往任何時候都多。自10年前的全球金融危機以來，億萬富翁的數量幾乎翻了一番。

The annual study was released ahead of the yearly World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which brings together some of the wealthiest and most influential people on Earth. The 106-page report is meant to call attention to the growing gap between rich and poor.

這份年度研究報告是在一年一度的瑞士達沃斯世界經濟論壇召開之前發布的。世界經濟論壇聚集了世界上最富有和最有影響力的一些人。這份長達106頁的報告旨在呼籲人們關注日益擴大的貧富差距。

The 26 richest people owned the same amount as the 3.8 billion poorest people last year.

去年最富有的26人擁有的財富與最貧窮的38億人所擁有的財富一樣多。

Most of these mega-wealthy are American, according to the Forbes list of billionaires used by Oxfam. The names include Amazon"s Jeff Bezos, Microsoft"s Bill Gates, Berkshire Hathaway"s Warren Buffett and Facebook"s Mark Zuckerberg, who collectively are worth $357 billion, according to Forbes.

根據樂施會引用的《福布斯》億萬富翁排行榜，這些超級富豪大多是美國人。據《福布斯》統計，這些富豪包括亞馬遜的傑夫?貝佐斯、微軟的比爾?蓋茨、伯克希爾?哈撒韋公司的沃倫?巴菲特和Facebook的馬克?扎克伯格，他們的身家加起來總計有3,570億美元。

Oxfam recommends that nations tax wealth at fairer levels, raise rates on personal income and corporate taxes and eliminate tax avoidance by companies and the super-rich. It also advocates providing universal free health care, education and other public services — and ensuring that women and girls also benefit. And it suggests investing in public services — including water, electricity and childcare — to free up women"s time and limit the number of unpaid hours they work.

樂施會建議各國在更公平的水平上對財富徵稅，提高個人所得稅和公司稅的稅率，消除企業和超級富豪的避稅行為。它還主張提供普遍的免費醫療、教育和其他公共服務，並確保女性和女童也從中受益。它還建議投資公共服務——包括水、電和兒童保育——以使女性的時間得以空閑出來，同時也能限制她們的無薪工作時間。

The report echoes policy positions embraced by the newly empowered Democrats in the United States, who are advocating for similar reforms.

這份報告呼應了美國新掌權的民主黨人所持的政策立場，他們正在主張進行類似的改革。

"There is going to be a broader and increasingly energized public conversation in the US and globally on what a fair and effective tax system looks like that will be very different from today," said Paul O"Brien, Oxfam America"s vice president of policy and advocacy.

美國樂施會負責政策與宣傳的副總裁保羅?奧布萊恩表示:「在美國乃至全球，關於公平有效的稅收體系將是什麼樣子的，將會有一場範圍更廣、越來越活躍的公開對話，這將與今天大不相同。」

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a freshman lawmaker from New York, has proposed taxing the wealthy as high as 70% to fund a climate change plan she"s pushing called the "Green New Deal."

來自紐約的民主黨眾議員亞歷山大?奧卡西奧-科特茲是一名新當選的議員，她提議向富人徵收高達70%的稅，為她正在推動的名為「綠色新政」的氣候變化計劃提供資金。

And a growing group of lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, are pushing for Medicare for All to expand the number of Americans with health insurance.

包括佛蒙特州參議員伯尼?桑德斯在內的越來越多的議員正在推動「全民醫保」，以擴大擁有醫療保險的美國人的數量。

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