Tehnologija napreduje veoma brzo ali i ekonomska nejednakost, kaže književnica Kristija Friland. U strastvenom govoru prikazuje uspon nove klase plutokrata (onih koji su izuzetno uticajni zahvaljujući svom izuzetnom bogastvu) i sugeriše da globalizacija i nova tehnologija zapravo podstiču, umesto da zatiru globalni jaz u prihodima. Friland ističe tri problema u vezi sa plutokratijom… i jedan tračak nade.


Uspon novih globalnih superbogataša

Economic inequality is skyrocketing as technology and globalization create vast fortunes for a select few, leaving the middle class increasingly hollowed out. The wealth of the top 0.1 percent in the United States now rivals where the top 1 percent was just decades ago, and two billionaires once held as much wealth as the bottom 40 percent combined. While globalization has lifted millions out of poverty worldwide, it has also outsourced jobs from Western economies and weakened social mobility. Real change will require ambitious new policies to ensure prosperity is widely shared.

The Super-Rich Surge While The Middle Class Disappears

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