* The 50 publicly recognized richest people on Earth. *<p>Putin [1] is a great example of how little we know about who holds the real money, and the real power. Also the blurbs about each of the fifty were a little to cheery for what some of them probably did to gain their money (especially those from corrupt countries).<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;worldviews&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;20&#x2F;is-vladimir-putin-hiding-a-200-billion-fortune-and-if-so-does-it-matter&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;worldviews&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2015&#x2F;02&#x2F;20...</a>