The Middle Class, Energy and Terrorism

Uranium (Nuclear Minerals) / Nuclear Power - Economics, Design, & Industry

Date posted: 12/01/13

Dr. Conca reports that the world will not be rid of poverty, war or terrorism until almost everyone on Earth is in the middle class. And that requires energy. Use per person is one of the most accurate indicators of what is considered prosperity and happiness. This is not an academic issue as is obvious from the heartbreaking events unfolding across the Arab world. While some have recently defined the middle class as having incomes up to $200,000/year or more, a more realistic definition can be distilled from many sources the middle class is the broad group of people who fall socio-economically between the working lower middle class and the upper class, having sufficient discretionary income so they do not have to live from hand to mouth.