Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential.
The authoritative World Inequality Report 2026, based on data compiled by 200 researchers, also found that the top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90% combined, while the poorest half captures less than 10% of total global earnings.
Wealth – the value of people’s assets – was even more concentrated than income, or earnings from work and investments, the report found, with the richest 10% of the world’s population owning 75% of wealth and the bottom half just 2%.
In almost every region, the top 1% was wealthier than the bottom 90% combined, the report found, with wealth inequality increasing rapidly around the world.
“The result is a world in which a tiny minority commands unprecedented financial power, while billions remain excluded from even basic economic stability,” the authors, led by Ricardo Gómez-Carrera of the Paris School of Economics, wrote.
What happens if the petit-bourgeoisie stop working? No food? Oh shiiiiit.
It’s almost like that’s a term used to discredit members of the working class. Don’t go throwing away allies in the fight to end the rich.
Most of them don’t see themselves as part of the working class and are directly contributing to the current status quo we see around us
If you look at the polling on the universal policies then you’ll see they very much do. It’s hard not to be aware that you would starve if you didn’t have a job.
Petit bourgeois are generally NOT part of the working class. They’re by definition the lower segment of the middle class (European style class structure where lower class IS the working class, middle class distincts itself by the fact they’re not required to be in employ of others to make their income).
Then the term definitely doesn’t apply to the “professional” class in the US. You generally aren’t hanging your own shingle until late in your career or if you came from money. Doctors are very much reliant on employers here and most of the West.
What is the salary range of a Physician General Practitioner? As of December 01, 2025, the average salary for a Physician General Practitioner in the United States is $245,390 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $118. However, a Physician General Practitioner’s salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $292,769 Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $231,690 to $270,190 Entry-Level (10th percentile): $219,217
https://www.salary.com/research/salary/alternate/physician-general-practitioner-salary
I’d say $118/hr is petit bourgeois.
Sure, and what do you call a doctor without an employer?
Either rich or unemployed.
If they don’t come from money then they aren’t going to work for themselves until late in their career. Just like good trades people. Having toys doesn’t mean shit if your existence is still predicated on employment.
Then maybe they shouldn’t be class traitors. Same with tech workers, nurses, cops, etc.
And maybe if a doctor can save a life, they should do that and take up bills with the state.
Living inside the system is not consent to the system. Comparing doctors to cops is ridiculous. Cops entire reason for existence is to defend the system.
You can save a life and let someone die. I disagree.
What even the what? Are you sure you replied to the right comment?