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How the ultrarich feud, pull strings and live lavishly | The Current
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24:09Now PlayingThere are more billionaires in the world now than ever before — and as wealth concentrates in the hands of a few, so does power. In the U.S., many of those billionaires are gaining growing access to Donald Trump. Journalist Evan Osnos explores the influence, excess and bunker mentality of the 0.01 per cent in his new book The Haves and the Have-Yachts. He explains how many of today’s ultrarich are preparing for the world’s worst-case scenarios but show little interest in solving society’s problems.
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