You are probably correct Martin.

The reason I raise this issue here is because when I read other threads in this part of mudcat I find an enormous collection of opinion on issues of general public and political interest and I know I am going to get some quality posts.

The wealth of the world, raw materials into food, clothing etc is made by working people, planned and organised by middle and upper management but an incredible amount of wealth and power resides with shareholders and company boses, many of which don't do much.

I don't doubt that effective companies are created by imaginitive, hard working people like Bill Gates but most of trans -national companies are no longer like that. They are owned by face, very rich people who do nothing but move wealth around and generaly towards themselves.

At the moment it looks is if that will never change. That simply is the way wealth will be created and shared. This leaves a massive gulf between the third world poor and the owners of the places in which they work.

Further still, how will thw unemployed people of the US feel when all manufacturing industry has gone south?

The poor of this world know where you live Martin. They don't like you and they are ready to kill themselves if they can take lots of us with them them.