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Davos Billionaires “Unappreciated by the 99.999%”
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The delegates to the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) insist that they are not an out-of-touch elite, but are actually “unappreciated servants of humanity.”
“People don’t realize how ungodly difficult it is to gather in an isolated Swiss resort and create the world in our own image,” said Jean Godot of the Bank of International Settlements in Basel.
“If only the billions of starving, illiterate people in this world would send their ideas to us, we would seriously consider their suggestions from the comfort of our palatial Swiss mountain fortress. We genuinely wish to use our wealth and positions of influence to build a more just and equitable world.”
“It’s such a pity that the billions of low-income people around the world have difficulty articulating their needs with one voice,” lamented Godot. “We find it difficult to determine exactly how we could help them.”
The agenda for this year’s WEF conference is “The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business.”
“We are trying our very best to redistribute wealth to the lower classes,” said Franz Gruber of the Bundesbank. “However, it remains difficult. Many individuals from the so-called ‘unwashed masses’ are very poor money managers. They buy lottery tickets…
