-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- World’s Wealthiest in 1999 -------------------------- 1. Gates, William United States $90 billion 2. Buffett, Warren United States $36 billion 3. Allen, Paul Gardner United States $30 billion 4. Ballmer, Steven United States $19.5 billion 5. Anschutz, Philip United States $16.5 billion 6. Dell, Michael United States $16.5 billion 7. Walton, S. Robson United States $15.8 billion 8. Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Saudi Arabia $15 billion 9. Albrecht, Theo & Karl Germany $13.6 billion 10. Li Ka-shing and family Hong Kong $12.6 billion >From a recently released report by the United Nations Development Program, entitled “Human Development Report 1999” (UNHDR): *“The income gap between the fifth of the world’s people living in the richest countries and the fifth in the poorest was 74 to 1 in 1997, up from 60 to 1 in 1990 and 30 to 1 in 1960.” *“By the late 1990s the fifth of the world’s people living in the highest income countries had86% of the world GDP (Gross Domestic Product)—the bottom fifth just 1%.” *“To sum up: the top fifth of the world’s people in the richest countries enjoy 82% of the expanding export trade and 68% of foreign direct investment—the bottom fifth, barely more than 1%.” *“The net worth of the world’s 200 richest people increased from $440 billion to more than $1 trillion in just the four years from 1994 to 1998.” *“The assets of the three richest people were more than the combined GNP of the 48 least developed countries.” (Comprising some 600 million people.) *“The assets of the 200 richest people are more than the combined income of 41% of the world’s people.” “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” --Louis Brandeis, United States Supreme Court Justice from 1916–1939 “We stand for the maintenance of private property. We shall protect free enterprise as the most expedient, or rather the sole possible economic order.” --Adolph Hitler (This material—except the CNN headline-- is compiled in David McGowan’s, “Derailing Democracy,” now available from Common Courage Press at http://www.commoncouragepress.com/mcgowan_derailing.html) <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
