Vi ger fyra tusen niohundra miljarder till Venezuela, Ryssland, Saudi, Iran & Sudan

published Nov 13, 2007 03:13 by admin ( last modified Nov 13, 2007 03:13 )

Världens törst på olja gör att vi ser den största omflyttningen av tillgångar i världshistorien. Och tyvärr är det så att att ju mer värdefulla råvaror ett land har, desto mindre är befolkningen värd, relativt sett. Råvaror tycks vara en förbannelse.

High oil prices are fueling one of the biggest transfers of wealth in history. Oil consumers are paying $4 billion to $5 billion more for crude oil every day than they did just five years ago, pumping more than $2 trillion into the coffers of oil companies and oil-producing nations this year alone.

Läs mer: Oil Price Rise Causes Global Shift in Wealth - washingtonpost.com

In short, we are delivering a $700 billion (at least, as prices are still rising) to the following nations: Iran, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Venezuela

Läs mer: Counterterrorism Blog: A Dangerous Transfer of Wealth