On 12/28/06, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I shudder to think that my friend's children will be surfs because we > listened to those who "knew better", and destroyed a technical > civilization that allowed everyone to be free in favor of one where 9 > out of 10 worked to soil to support 1 out of 10 in luxury.
hi, let me see if i get this straight: are you saying that in a 'technical civilisation', as opposed to a feudal one, wealth is more evenly distributed? i have problems with that. see this: http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html <quote> In the United States, wealth is highly concentrated in a relatively few hands. As of 2001, the top 1% of households (the upper class) owned 33.4% of all privately held wealth, and the next 19% (the managerial, professional, and small business stratum) had 51%, which means that just 20% of the people owned a remarkable 84%, leaving only 16% of the wealth for the bottom 80% (wage and salary workers). In terms of financial wealth, the top 1% of households had an even greater share: 39.7%. </quote> and i am sure you meant 'serfs'....not 'surfs' regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
