They say the meek shall inherit the Earth, but I don’t think anyone’s told the Billionaires that. And anyway, they’re busily wrecking the planet for the rest of us, in search of more profit.
[A]ccording to the UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report … [t]he U.S. is now home to nearly a third (31.7%) of the global billionaire population.
https://inequality.org/facts/global-inequality/
and
Federal Reserve data shows that the richest 10 percent of American households now own over two-thirds of the nation’s total wealth. The top 1 percent holds 31.0 percent of total wealth – just slightly less than the entire bottom 90 percent of U.S. households.
https://inequality.org/facts/wealth-inequality/
This month, take your best shot at levelling the playing field. What would it take? What do we need to know? Rant and rail, or teach—your choice.
But how do I write a longette?
Seems too hard? You can always try a Longette Lite:
When you’re done, don’t forget to Submit your work for publication here on Wordflower poetry: Home of the Longette!
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