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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= China Has Second-Most Billionaires, Behind U.S. Well, that didn’t take long. China now has more billionaires (89 if you include Hong Kong) than any other country except for the U.S., which, to be fair, has been working overtime to transfer wealth upward. Unlike the U.S., the Chinese government has <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8561433.stm" title="promised">promised</a> to distribute its bounty to “make our society fairer and more harmonious.” <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/china_has_second-most_billionaires_behind_us_20100311/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/china_has_second-most_billionaires_behind_us_20100311/</a> Copyright © 2010 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= China Has Second-Most Billionaires, Behind U.S. Well, that didn’t take long. China now has more billionaires (89 if you include Hong Kong) than any other country except for the U.S., which, to be fair, has been working overtime to transfer wealth upward. Unlike the U.S., the Chinese government has <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8561433.stm" title="promised">promised</a> to distribute its bounty to “make our society fairer and more harmonious.” <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/china_has_second-most_billionaires_behind_us_20100311/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/china_has_second-most_billionaires_behind_us_20100311/</a> Copyright © 2010 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com