Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt.

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Now we are flying off into outer space, there is no clear curb on what...

Now we are flying off into outer space, there is no clear curb on what...

The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis.

The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis.

Having enough to eat, being able to educate your children, have reasonably stable employment, and...

Having enough to eat, being able to educate your children, have reasonably stable employment, and...

Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and...

Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and...

The natural capital is not income, but we spend our natural capital as if it...

The natural capital is not income, but we spend our natural capital as if it...

What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives,...

What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives,...

Debt is such a powerful tool, it is such a useful tool, it's much better...

Debt is such a powerful tool, it is such a useful tool, it's much better...

I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that...

I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that...

There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in...

There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in...

I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol....

I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol....

If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if...

If you cut down a forest, it doesn't matter how many sawmills you have if...

If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a...

If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a...

The real fight is about what should be in the marketplace and what should not....

The real fight is about what should be in the marketplace and what should not....

Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets,...

Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets,...

The Sierra Club in the United States has now really come out for population control...

The Sierra Club in the United States has now really come out for population control...

What I worry about is climate change, because that would have untold effects that we...

What I worry about is climate change, because that would have untold effects that we...

What is not fair now is that corporations pay less and less tax, which means...

What is not fair now is that corporations pay less and less tax, which means...

Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can trickle down to the general...

Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can trickle down to the general...

It's an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in...

It's an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in...

Retreat usually leads to defeat.

Retreat usually leads to defeat.