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Understanding The Keys To Power<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Will be a survival requirement for the coming decade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The past decade was undoubtedly shaped by the policy adopted by the global central banking cartel to flood the world with massive amounts of liquidity (over $15 trillion) to \u201crescue\u201d markets following the Great Financial Crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s becoming increasingly clear who benefitted most from this: the ultra-rich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As $trillions flowed into financial assets pushing them higher every year throughout the twenty-teens, those who owned those assets \u2014 disproportionately the very rich \u2014 saw their wealth soar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re now at the point where the richest 1% owns nearly half of the world\u2019s assets, while the bottom 60% have (often much) less than $10,000 to their name:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How has the distribution of wealth become this distorted?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The harsh simple truth is that those who run the system manipulate it to their benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is true in both government and industry. Those in power do \u2018whatever it takes\u2019 to remain in power and enjoy the fruits of their advantage. Any sort of social \u2018duty\u2019 is secondary (at best), and will be sacrificed if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps one of the best analyses and explanations of this is put forth by the book The Dictator\u2019s Handbook<\/a>, by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith. For politicians and CEOs alike, maintaining control of the \u201ckeys to power\u201d \u2014 those who support and enable your rule \u2014 is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why we\u2019ve ended up with the bastardized crony form of capitalism now in place. Those running the system work hard to reward\/punish anyone who aids\/threatens their power base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like it or not, this is the world in which we live. And it\u2019s critical to understand its nature if we want to avoid becoming unwitting serfs to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most important tenets to be aware of are laid out very effectively in this short video called The Rules For Rulers<\/a>, created under the supervision of Bueno de Mesquita and Smith:<\/p>\n\n\n\n