{"id":18327,"date":"2026-05-15T01:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibon.org\/?p=18327"},"modified":"2026-05-21T01:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:57:21","slug":"oligarch-wealth-vs-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibon.org\/tl\/oligarch-wealth-vs-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Oligarch wealth surged amid worsening poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the government for? Ensuring people&#8217;s rights and welfare, and equitable wealth distribution, foremost. 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