by B. R. GOWANI
billionaires meet now and then in different places
non-millionaires are invited too
corporate CEOs, politicians, celebrities, writers, etc.
(May, Macron, Trump didn’t attend this time as their over-smartness
(Brexit, Yellow vests, and Government shutdown screwed them up)
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some invitees included those who want change –
but key to change rests with Masters of the Universe –
the shameless, un-caring, pretentious billionaires
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world’s richest 26 billionaires wealth = 3. 8 billion people
26 individuals’ wealth equals the wealth of world’s bottom 50%
the masters versus the hoodwinked hard workin
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activists are allowed to speak and plan
this time it was Swedish teen Greta Thunberg
with great speech on climate change
speech and plans are accepted if don’t hurt their pockets
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the meeting 2019 was held in Davos, Switzerland:
the World Economic Forum, their mission:
“We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.”
the Forum was formed in 1971
the basic goal is welfare of billionaires, nothing else
but this time the conversation was different
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they discussed AOC (Alexandria Ocasio Cortes)
her proposal to tax all income over $10 million
i.e., first $10 million taxed at regular rate
amount beyond that to be taxed at 70%
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big shots discussed the AOC proposal
most of them laughed it off
they discussed how to evade
so ended facade of “progress and positive change”
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will AOC stay her course and stick to that demand
without giving in to the corrupt Democrats of her own party
because 70% or more tax is a good first step
to solving the problems of inequality, poverty, homelessness, and more
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B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com