why arent people concerned about the superrich hoovering up their earnings and democratic power?

Question

1% get 90% of world income, ppl - and do less than 1% of the work - ie, they steal 89% of world income - they steal US$70 trillion a year - that is US$70,000 of earnings off every family in the world

you know the rich get richer etc - you know that this has been going on for 1000s of years - so you wouldnt be surprised to learn it has got to a super-extreme point

it is not just the suffering from the giant theft - the giant theft produces giant violence - you know the theft causes the violence, because you know there would be vast violence if a govt took 90% off 90% of ppl and gave it to 1%

and yet even the ones who are speaking up against inequality are not attempting to indicate how far we are from justice - they are thinking only of reducing the inequality - they are not at all concerned to actually get to justice and peace

in one way ppl are concerned - because they are trying to get it back by war and crime - but in another way they are not at all concerned - why?

Answer 1

First of all, wealth is cyclical, and changes from generation to generation.

Second of all, most wealthy people get their money by working for it.

And third, your concern illustrates why we need democracy. One person. One vote. Democracy is the great equalizer.

Answer 2

I don't think people are trying to get it back by war. That is a political maneuver. I mean even in civil war, it's all for political interest, one system of government over another. People ARE upset over it and have been for all of the 1000's of years that it has been happening. Unfortunately those who only hold 1% of the wealth have yet to figure out how to successfully rectify the situation. An awful lot of the time, IF one of those 1% "share holders" does get a position of power, that person gets sucked into the political corruption innate to positions of power and the status quo rolls on. Lord knows I wish I had the answer!

Answer 3

The only solution is communism, which has been shown to be an inefficient system for productivity. The ability to gain great wealth is a huge incentive to be creative and innovative... and that creativity and innovation benefits everyone. So as long as there is equal access to education and the opportunity to be an entrepreneur exists, there's the opportunity to be super rich for everybody.

Answer 4

How can the rich be stealing the money? It was never mine to begin with for them to steal it from me. I'm not born with the right to wealth. I'm born with the right to pursue wealth.

Answer 5

not news