Some of the surpising and shocking facts that emerged while the book was being researched.
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We are now technically capable of addressing the causes of many age-old scourges of mankind - poverty, hunger, disease, war and ignorance - and some new ones - global warming and pollution. But we find that our political system prevents us from finding the resources to achieve these objectives because they have to be diverted for the use and profit of a tiny minority.
For all the claims made about the reason for today's level of inequality in the name of economic progress, it turns out that the key to wealth on this scale is to be born in the right bed, to be in the right place at the right time and to develop a disregard for others in the satisfaction of unmitigated greed.
Written in a unique style that combines humour with a deeper analysis, Filthy Rich is a timely reminder to us all that behind the stories of frivolous lifestyles and the myths of boardroom buccaneering are a tiny group of mainly anonymous people whose power we may soon not be able to control.
