Sorry but this is a simplistic Marxist sounding rant. "A world where the rich get richer, or one where everyone has a fair shot at a decent life?" It does not have to be an either/or situation. The most important thing is that everyone gets a fair shot but that does not mean that the rich won't get richer; that is a separate issue. The problem is that the rich/powerful have too much power and use that to protect their position, not necessarily to 'oppress the masses'
Christof, you rightly highlight the unavoidable necessity of looking at the intersection of the health care system with economics, agriculture, and indeed all systems that affect our health, including the educational, political, and cultural systems that comprise what we call civilization. While we at WCH can focus on health care systems more narrowly, it is difficult if not impossible to ignore the roles poverty, illiteracy, food scarcity, and political oppression and other systems plays in promoting or obstructing good health. What's a health reformer to do? We can't change the whole world? I suppose we must begin at the beginning, humbly addressing one problem at a time, and recognizing that if we seem to get off course from time to time, we are probably still on track. All roads lead to Rome.
Cheap energy amplifies the contributions of "the poor." Rich people really don't personally contribute much in the way of value creation, but contribute more to control structures.
Your link to the World Economic Forum Coverage of Oxfam's Findings does not work
Sorry but this is a simplistic Marxist sounding rant. "A world where the rich get richer, or one where everyone has a fair shot at a decent life?" It does not have to be an either/or situation. The most important thing is that everyone gets a fair shot but that does not mean that the rich won't get richer; that is a separate issue. The problem is that the rich/powerful have too much power and use that to protect their position, not necessarily to 'oppress the masses'
Christof, you rightly highlight the unavoidable necessity of looking at the intersection of the health care system with economics, agriculture, and indeed all systems that affect our health, including the educational, political, and cultural systems that comprise what we call civilization. While we at WCH can focus on health care systems more narrowly, it is difficult if not impossible to ignore the roles poverty, illiteracy, food scarcity, and political oppression and other systems plays in promoting or obstructing good health. What's a health reformer to do? We can't change the whole world? I suppose we must begin at the beginning, humbly addressing one problem at a time, and recognizing that if we seem to get off course from time to time, we are probably still on track. All roads lead to Rome.
Ultra cheap energy is crucial to ending poverty.
Cheap energy amplifies the contributions of "the poor." Rich people really don't personally contribute much in the way of value creation, but contribute more to control structures.