Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/03/un-de-schutter-outlines-plan-for-redistributive-global-economy

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SGGeorwell@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 164d

But that’s our whole plantation-based economic system.

knee@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 164d

I think he'll find the 'ultra rich' don't care. They're too busy building their bunkers and think they'll be able to wait it out until the proles have bred enough for their exploitation to restart.

tesseract@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 164d

You don't say? What changed so suddenly?

HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 164d

Oh yay the UN EXPERT has spoken. Problem solved.