'Davos Man': How Billionaires Devour World & Fuel Global Inequality, Prolong Pandemic; Bregman

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2. And Dutch economist, Rutger Bregman rocks- 'just

pay your taxes.' Driving people off the land in order to exploit natural resources for commercial purposes has long taken place and intensified in the last several decades with major consequences for humans and the environment. Look at farming in Brazil, extraction in Asia and other places. When does the greed and destruction stop..

Beginning more a century ago, companies and corporations bought up private properties in Appalachia, Colorado, Montana, the Midwest and many places for mining, logging and farming operations. In coal country I know, roads, equipment and infrastructure used for mining also damaged and polluted communities and forced many families and small farmers off their land and into dependence on the companies for work. Understatement.