As for me, it is a bit simplistic. First of all, money have lost the meaning of equivalent of human labor now (and renamed "liquidity", produced as commodity in unlimited volume) Second, Western "poor" are now mostly living deeply in debt, no way to steal from them - everything is allready taken for years ahead.     There are actually three sources to "steal" money in billions and trillions now 1) From hardworking population of countries where saving is still dominant concept (their la