Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.
Hey, now. That’s not fair. The rich purchased these policymakers fair and square. They are bought and paid for, so they can do what they please with them, thank you very much.
The financial system is self-reinforcing, it was created by politicians so that they could do debt financed popular things, then the banks and rich could exploit that system for their own benefit and in turn fund politicians who keep the system running.
Hey, now. That’s not fair. The rich purchased these policymakers fair and square. They are bought and paid for, so they can do what they please with them, thank you very much.
The financial system is self-reinforcing, it was created by politicians so that they could do debt financed popular things, then the banks and rich could exploit that system for their own benefit and in turn fund politicians who keep the system running.