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Tag Archives: Wealth Concentration
Wealth of 400 richest Americans hits record $2.9 trillion
By Alec Anderson Source: WSWS.org On Wednesday, the US finance magazine Forbes released its annual “Forbes 400” list of wealthiest Americans, revealing an immense increase in wealth among the top social stratum in the United States. The total net worth … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Social Control, society, Technology
Tagged Amazon, Bill Gates, capitalism, CEO Compensation, Corporate CEOs, Democrats, Donald Trump, Duopoly, Dystopia, economic inequality, Economics, elites, Facebook, financial crisis, Forbes 400, Google, Jack Dorsey, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Oligarchs, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Republicans, Trillionaires, Twitter, wall street, Wealth Concentration, Wealth Disparity
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The Richest Sociopath in the World
By John Rachel Source: Dissident Voice Obviously the above pie chart is a put-on. It is well-documented that working conditions for most employees of Amazon are abysmal, dehumanizing, bordering on abuse we normally associate with slavery. Moreover, the median employee’s salary under Jeff Bezos’ imperial … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society
Tagged Amazon, Business, capitalism, Corporate Crime, economic inequality, Economics, elites, income gap, Jeff Bezos, Labor, sociopaths, Wealth Concentration, Wealth Disparity
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25 Families Own $1.1 Trillion Between Them as the Global Wealth Inequality Gap Grows
Using data from their list Forbes has produced a list of the top 25 richest families in the world. Together they are worth over $1.1 trillion, or the entire GDP of Indonesia. By Rosa Tressell and Dr. Leon Tressell Source: SouthFront Once … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged 1%, Billionaires, Bloomberg, Cargill, Dictators, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, Frobes, Jeff Bezos, Koch Brothers, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Power, Roche, Rockefellers, Rothchilds, Waltons, Wealth, Wealth Concentration
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What’s Wrong with the Economy: 9 Toxic Dynamics
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds These nine dynamics are mutually reinforcing. Beneath the surface signals of an eternally rising stock market and expanding GDP, we all sense something is deeply, systemically wrong with the U.S. economy. These … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Work
Tagged Asset Bubbles, Economic Collapse, Economic Growth, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, Financialization, Fossil Fuels, Globalization, income gap, Labor, Over-speculation, Stock Market, technology, US Economy, wall street, Wealth Concentration, Wealth Disparity
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Assets of world’s “high net wealth” millionaires surged to $70 trillion in 2017
By Barry Grey Source: WSWS.org The concentration of the planet’s wealth in the hands of a narrow financial elite is growing by leaps and bounds. A new report published Tuesday reveals that the wealth of the world’s 18.1 million “high … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Neoliberalism, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime
Tagged 1%, Aristocracy, Capgemini, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, financial elite, high net wealth individual, HNWI, income gap, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Revolution, Trillionaires, wall street, Wealth Concentration, World Hunger, World Wealth Report 2018
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Big Pharma, Big Oil and Big Banks Meet the Definition of Terrorists
Common threads persist throughout definitions of terrorism: violence, injury or death, intimidation, intentionality, multiple targets and political motivation. Big pharma, big oil and big banks meet them all. By Paul Buchheit Source: Mint Press News Various definitions of terrorism have been … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Drug War, Economics, elites, Environment, Financial Crisis, Health, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged Big Banks, Big Oil, Big Pharma, culture, economic inequality, elites, financial crisis, Lobbyists, Opioid Addiction, society, state terrorism, Suicides, Wealth Concentration
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What Lies Beyond Capitalism and Socialism?
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The status quo, in all its various forms, is dominated by incentives that strengthen the centralization of wealth and power. As longtime readers know, my work aims to 1) explain why the … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Environment, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Social Control, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged capitalism, Consumerism, Economic Collapse, Economic Growth, economic inequality, Economics, environment, financial crisis, Monopolies, Power, Socialism, State Cartel, Wealth, Wealth Concentration
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This Chart Defines the 21st Century Economy
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds There is nothing inevitable about such vast, fast-rising income-wealth inequality; it is the only possible output of our financial and pay-to-play political system. One chart defines the 21st century economy and thus … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Recession, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged Corporate Globalization, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Financial System, Financialization, income gap, Political System, US government, Wealth Concentration
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