I think it's come to a point of time in our society today that all of us have to at least let go a little. Because if we don't, and I don't suppose I'm the first to think of this, we're inevitably going to head towards something really, really bad.
If you don't have anything, are completely destitute, that's understandable. You need to keep whatever you have in order to survive. But if you think you can't give up a little bit because you won't be able to afford the Benz and have to settle for the Volvo, or would have to give up skiing every twice a month, then I think one should reconsider.
I honestly doubt the majority of people are living hand-to-mouth at the moment (at least in the developed world), but I'm pretty sure everyone seems to think they are because of the crisis.
So it's a completely natural reaction to want to keep the wealth and not let go of it. We tend to be more selfish when times are difficult. So that's essentially the problem, because by hoarding the wealth we are denying those who need it. And when the others have no alternatives, they tend to turn to harder stuff. Crime will increase, civil unrest will occur.
It's already happening as we speak. We are already sliding down a slippery slope, and it's not a pretty picture at the end of the tunnel.
If we don't do something real...I dare not think about what might happen.
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