>Srdjan, I agree that the perceived rising wealth in recent years was an illusion for most.

Why you think only in reacent years ?
Do you think that sudden spike in standards of living back in 60ies was natural phenomenon ?


>However, another analysis is that the rich are greedier than ever, more even than during the notoriously greedy '20s. In the prosperous >1970s the top 10% of society took about 33% of the national US income. By 2009 that had risen to 47% and is now well over 50%. Also, in the Reagan era the top 0.01 percent took about 1% of income; by 2007 they were taking 6% and rising fast. The amazing thing is that even with copious history to guide them on the likely consequences, these people seem determined to keep taking.

That is the nature of that beast.
Like that joke when snake bites the horse that is taking her across the raging river. (Keeping her alive)

Dying Horse : Why would you bite me ???
Drowning Snake : I defenetely should not have, but could not esape my nature.

If these were times of Iceland volcanoe causing guilliotines in France getting busy, I would not mind seeing few heads chopped
off in public {g}, but in this case we are talking about thousands of nukes & ww3. Not very funny prospect!