But a matching omission is that prompted by our societies’ increasing political unsustainability, not because of the immediate financial problems like those afflicting Europe and threatening the world, but because the modern media have made visible to all the disparities in the fortunes of the rich and the poor. The rich should be urged not to flaunt their wealth: extravagance amid much poverty arouses wrath.
但还存在一个相伴而生的、受社会政治不可持续性与日俱增推波助澜不作为问题，该问题不是由于困扰欧洲、威胁世界的紧迫金融问题引起的，而是因为现代媒体让贫富差距无所遁形。应该敦促富人不要再炫富了：在贫困遍地时铺张浪费会引发愤怒。