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Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Study: 10 percent of world's population control 85 percent of the wealth

I'm an avowed capitalist, but what are the implications for our security when we learn that:

Average wealth in the US was $143,727 a person in 2000, while in India the figure was $1,100, in Indonesia per capita wealth was $1,400, and in Zimbabwe, $1,465. The Democratic Republic of Congo came last with $180. Read about the study here.

In a world of have and have-nots, the have-nots are not always as anxious to make peace as the halves.

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Who I am and what I do

My name is Rusty Cawley. I am the communications specialist for homeland security at Texas A&M University. I provide public affairs counsel to:

The Integrative Center for Homeland Security (ICHS), which offers an online certificate in homeland security through the Bush School of Government and Public Service.
The National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (The FAZD Center), one of six Department of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence.
The Institute for Countermeasures Against Agricultural Bioterrorism (ICAB).

Previously, I was the director of media relations at Levenson and Hill in Dallas. Before that, I worked as a journalist for more than 20 years.

That said, there is absolutely no connection between any opinions expressed here, and those held by Texas A&M, the ICHS, the FAZD Center and ICAB. Unless attributed, consider any opinion found here to be mine alone.