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Billionaires accumulating more wealth and youthfulness

Automation and longevity therapies may amplify social disparities

07-Mar-2019

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US life expectancy has fallen or flatlined for three years.

20 year lifespan gap exists between America’s richest and poorest social groups.

Over half of all the world’s jobs could be automated by 2055.

Many semi-administrative jobs have served as stepping stones into professional industries,

The accumulation of global wealth by a few technology billionaires seems set to accelerate.

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Jeff Bezos

Chief Executive Officer of Amazon

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Society, Life Expectancy