Even in the poorest countries, there are those who are wealthy, even fabulously so. I believe it is a class problem more so than a location problem. The "haves" use their wealth and power to dominate the "have-nots", and those people are exploited so the "haves" get more for themselves.
America is the kingdom of the "haves". We exploit the rest of the world so we can have more.
I certainly don't want to drive our living standard down to that of the poorest countries, but there has to be a limit somewhere on this society of consumption.
It's unfortunate that we allow a bunch of Madison Avenue hucksters to dominate our lives.
Re:Forgive Us for Our Wealth (Score:1)
America is the kingdom of the "haves". We exploit the rest of the world so we can have more.
I certainly don't want to drive our living standard down to that of the poorest countries, but there has to be a limit somewhere on this society of consumption.
It's unfortunate that we allow a bunch of Madison Avenue hucksters to dominate our lives.