Humanist Community in Silicon Valley Sunday Morning Forum: Plutonomy: Economy (and Government) Of, By and For the Rich

Over the past generation, the concentration of wealth in the U.S. has grown at an astonishing rate. Today, a mere 1% of the population controls 70% of the national wealth, and  has also resulted in a concentration of political power, which has brought us to what is being called “plutonomy”: an economy powered by, for  and of the wealthy.  Paul George, Director of Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, will examine how this concentration of wealth and power came to be; what it means for a supposedly democratic society and finally, he will propose some ways in which we might begin to reverse course.