Quote: Sal Paradise "What is your base point to say that it isn't working? What are you comparing these figures to?'"
I am not sure what you are asking but my point was that these 85 people effectively hoard their wealth. It isn't being put to good use and did you miss the £18.5tn stashed in tax havens mentioned in the article? This wealth is not "trickling down" as people such as yourself tell us it will if we just let people keep their cash and avoid taxing them. This is all going on while the rest of us, you included, are asked to pay the price of the banking collapse of 2008.
In particular Osborne has openly said he will save £12bn from the benefits bill so this will mean those who can least afford it are paying for the banking collapse.
Do you consider this morally acceptable?
Quote: Sal Paradise "I for one would not mind someone as clever as Bill Gates having a say in how the world was run.'"
Nothing to do with the point I made. I think John Caldwell, another philanthropist, is great. Doesn't mean he should have a say in running the world.
Him and Gates can stand for election if they fancy that. I bet they would get more votes then the owners of Wall Mart.