The Gap Between the Happy Few and the Rest: Is Inequality Ruining the World?

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Inequality between countries and between population groups within countries is a determining factor in the global health situation. This is the view of Björn Soenens in "Björn's View." According to an Oxfam report from June 2025, the wealth of the richest 1 percent has increased by almost $34 trillion since 2015, a staggering amount equivalent to eradicating poverty 22 times over. Inequality isn't inherently bad, but perhaps the exorbitant gap b…