Seriously, nobody should be that rich, the money will be missing somewhere else, causing mass poverty. Expropriation would be the best way to deal with this financial imbalance imo.
In that case they'd on average have 100B each, doesn't sound like "new billionaires" to me. Either way, I'm sure these 142 people work harder/have more influence combined than all but two entire countries in this world. /s
Wealth and GDP are measuring different things, even though both are measured in dollars. It's a bit of a weird comparison for that reason, but still shows ridiculous levels of inequality.
Wealth is how much money you have right now. GDP is how much value the country generates in a given year.
So wealth is kinda like how much you have in the bank, while GDP is closer to how much money is changing hands in a country over a given year. There's a common joke about GDP - if two people paid each other $100 to eat a pile of shit, GDP went up $200 even though no real value was generated. In this example, neither of their wealth changed.
Then there's the fact that she gave a platform and false credibility to the likes of Mehmet Oz, Phil McGraw and Brazilian "faith healer" John of God who raped hundreds of women and girls.
Oprah has done tremendous harm. Doctor Oz. Doctor Phil. That rapist from South America, John of God. The list goes on, but these are the ones I can name. She's a fucking shithead with too much reach and she ought to be stopped.
Everyone freaks out about discovering Santa isn't real. How about when you figure out everyone coasts through life? through the path of least resistance. Because we all wish for peace. We will suffer greatly to have a peaceful life.