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on Saturday January 27 2018, @12:43PM
from the I-got-mine!-And-Yours.-And-Yours.-Annnnnd-yours,-too. dept.
from the I-got-mine!-And-Yours.-And-Yours.-Annnnnd-yours,-too. dept.
The 1% grabbed 82% of all wealth created in 2017
More than $8 of every $10 of wealth created last year went to the richest 1%.
That's according to a new report from Oxfam International, which estimates that the bottom 50% of the world's population saw no increase in wealth.
Oxfam says the trend shows that the global economy is skewed in favor of the rich, rewarding wealth instead of work.
"The billionaire boom is not a sign of a thriving economy but a symptom of a failing economic system," said Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International.
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Only 1% of World's Population Grabbed 82% of all 2017 Wealth
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday January 27 2018, @09:35PM (1 child)
One of the things that attracts me to TOS is the idea that 'we could be better'.
Corruption makes that not possible, which to me is the real problem with the 1%: making things go THEIR way which is the exact opposite of TOS.
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(Score: 2) by acid andy on Saturday January 27 2018, @10:36PM
Yes, Kirk, McCoy and Spock all seem to be men with strong moral values and they're all inquisitive, deep thinkers. Picard too. It's worth noting that Captain Kirk's two best friends are both scientists.
Some of the other Starfleet higher-ups Kirk has to deal with aren't always so great. They tend to be more preoccupied with rules for their own sake. Kirk sometimes lies to them as a shortcut I suppose because he believes it's in the greater good. Spock does the same too of course, eventually. Kirk also cheated on his Kobyashi Maru but I don't think he's inherently a selfish person. He rarely screws other people over.
I struggle to think of any examples of corruption high up in Starfleet. Maybe Matt Decker, but then he had just lost his entire crew? Any corrupt humans I can think of seem destined to become renegades like Harry Mudd.
So it seems that they created a society where moral fiber, intelligence and inquisitiveness are what gets you to the top, rather than greed, corruption and thirst for power.
Most of my examples were of Starfleet personnel. We don't see much of Earth politics outside of Starfleet, which is unfortunate.
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