These potential results show clearly the incredible benefit society stands to gain. However, the 1% prevent these amazing social benefits. By standing in the way of a better world, the 1% needs to be seen as a social problem similar to crime, teen pregnancy or poor education, and a social problem with the most far reaching and consequential impact.

Because the 1% stand in the way of such incredible gains for society, powerful social guidelines for wealth need to be established immediately. Let’s recognize that every moment we waste indulging the pathology of the 1% we extend the world's suffering. Preventing greed in a country where greed is considered to be a virtue requires some explanation since we've been taught the thing that kills us is what sets us free. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Why Are Rich People Cray Cray?

The psychology of sickness of the rich can be explained.

As more resources become available to an individual their need to share public resources and commonly held space is reduced. For example, an affluent person can hire personal tutors for their children instead of sending them to public school. If a rich person can hire their own private doctor they have no need for a public hospital. This actual distance from public resources results in an emotional distance from public concerns.

This lack of concern the Rich have for the resources and services we all need can be seen reflected in our woefully underfunded infrastructure. The 1% literally don't care about the same things we care about.

Recent psychological studies at UC Berkeley have shown us that people who are rich or even who think they're rich behave differently (see the previous video). They're less concerned with others, feel more entitled, are more demanding - the 1%ers are more likely to be assholes, we already knew it and science proves it!