Is the idea of a ‘power elite’ just a ‘crazy conspiracy theory’?
“Gross inequalities exist in the U.S.:
Top 1% own 38.1%
Top 96-99% own 21.3%
Top 90-95% own 11.5%
Bottom 40% of population has 0.2% of all wealth.
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Okay, but a world-wide conspiracy?
"We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all," Brian Griffiths, who was a special adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, said at a panel discussion at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Discussed was the question, "What is the place of morality in the marketplace?
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But, they can’t just do it right under our noses.
“Goldman Sachs Group Inc., based in New York, put aside $16.7 billion for compensation and benefits in the first nine months of 2009, an increase of 46 percent when compared with a year earlier. This total is enough to pay each worker $527,192 for the period in question.
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Alright, but sooner or later the government will step in and do something about it.
“Carrol Quigley, a mentor of former President Bill Clinton, had this to say about finance-capital's motives:
"The Power of financial capitalism [has a] far reaching plan, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole.
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