Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt. Susan George 1930sacceptamerica Change image and share on social
The natural capital is not income, but we spend our natural capital as if it were revenue, as if it were going to come back next year without any problems, whereas these renewals in nature can take hundreds of years. Susan George backcapitalhundred share on social
The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis. Susan George bankbigcrisis Change image and share on social
What's immediately profitable is the only kind of logic that capitalism understands. Susan George capitalismimmediatelykind Change image and share on social
We have the most crude accounting tools. It's tragic because our accounts and our national arithmetic doesn't tell us the things that we need to know. Susan George accountarithmeticcrude Change image and share on social
Cost recovery is the polite way of saying, make families pay to educate their children. Susan George childcosteducate Change image and share on social
Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and of course mergers and acquisitions are generally accompanied by downsizing. Susan George accompanyacquisitioncall Change image and share on social
How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced in the 18th Century when they tried to get democracy nationally. Now we need it internationally. Susan George 18thcenturydemocracy share on social
If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a very long time. It's Europe, it's Australia, it's the other developed and middle developing countries that have got to do the job. Susan George australiacountrydevelop Change image and share on social
