So in the Middle East the top 1% control 26.2% of the wealth (under a &quot;high inequality model&quot;), and in the US the top 1% control 22.83% of the wealth. Just 3.5% more and the US will turn into a medieval barbarism state.<p>When will people stop believing this crap. There is one variable that explains a tremendous amount of human misery: surrender of the mind to a supreme authority (human or god). Of course there are other important factors, but when are we going to acknowledge the elephant in the room?