It comes as no surprise that average Americans have a different perception of the economy than (US President) George W. Bush and his friends. They can play around with statistics as much as they want, but it's clear that we have an unfair distribution of wealth.

The problem - at least in the United States - is not that people can't find jobs. The problem is that they're no longer finding jobs that provide them with dignity and decent social status.

We Americans are not about to stop borrowing as long as they give us money for nothing.

Workers are not being exploited. But if their share of growth doesn't increase, this could be a potential cause of social tension worldwide.

I don't think it's time yet to eliminate cash, but I propose having a less-cash society, not a cashless one.

I tell my children that a man like Bill Gates has a personal fortune of $100 billion. They can't even comprehend that. Then I explain that he has more money than some countries.

Unbridled capitalism will lead to some very real problems.