316 people own half the worlds wealth

[marx_was_right]

But can anyone give me a list of who these people are, I need to shut up a smart arse in a debate here

He is incapable of debating properly so just constantly asks to 'see' things. I'm hoping there will be some kind of website I could get this info from as it will make him look like a tit :D

[the_sociallist]

I bet 300 of them are jews

[RedOctober]

they only names i can think of is bill gates a media super giant rupert murdoch. and i can get the names of a few compaines that own shitloads. but there mosty american companies if that makes any difference.

[petrel]

Forbes magazine has a list off richest people. However, it should be seen very skeptically.

[djn]

you're joking, right 'sociallist'?

[the_sociallist]

Yes of course...they are good at business but not that good.

When my mother was younger she almost married one of the largest shareholders in now Bank of America...he was a Jew

[the_sociallist]

Does anyone think that American companies control too much of the worlds economy??

[T.K.A.-Denmark]

Does anyone think that American companies control too much of the worlds economy??

Well I think capitalists control to much of the worlds economy. Doesn't matter if they are american or whatever, it's the same exploitation.

[JosephV]

Well it looks loke you saved the day once again, igor.

[marx_was_right]

"ok weird chill...appreciate your answering my question in detail....and yes, I realized the wealthiest people's net worth is in the billions...thanks...PEACE"

Yep, looks like it :D

[the_sociallist]

Originally posted by T.K.A.-Denmark
Well I think capitalists control to much of the worlds economy. Doesn't matter if they are american or whatever, it's the same exploitation.

Same exploitation yes you are correct. But I like to simplify things. I think that since alot of the capitolist control directly comes from America, whether actual companies or funding, it the US was changed, I think it would have a dominoe effect on the rest of the world.

[T.K.A.-Denmark]

Yes a change in the USA will nodoubt have an effect on the rest of the world.

[the_sociallist]

Would the US goverment really allow it's political base to change, even if the people rose up and took control of the means of production. Don't you think those wealthy once CEO's would run to Uncle Sam. The goverment would call your movememnt a terrorist organization and try to destroy us. Though, if enough working class were behind the movement, there may be a chance to overthrow the goverment using it's military against it.  It would be a coup, a rise to power by military force. But in order for it not to become a military dictatorship, the person in control should be a person of the people who would allo the withering away of the state to continue. The coup would only stop the goverments resistance and allow for change.

[T.K.A.-Denmark]

Would the US goverment really allow it's political base to change, even if the people rose up and took control of the means of production. Don't you think those wealthy once CEO's would run to Uncle Sam. The goverment would call your movememnt a terrorist organization and try to destroy us.

Yes of course they would try to crush the revolution. But they also did in russia in 1917. Of course they would try to destroy a revolution. The point is to have enough power to stop it. Comrades should look to Venezuela if they want to see how a revolutionary process can develop and are developing.

[MrCackle]

Try http://members.fortunecity.com/husom/Kofi.html
It is a recent UN survey and has some astonishing stuff about wealth distribution.