Obama Bigger Than God, Queen Gets Ipod, Sarkozy Still More Fiesty Than a 1 Yr Old Chiuaua

All of which are extremely accurate headlines from the ongoing G20 Summit in London, England. If you're not familiar, the G20 is an economic summit between the 20 wealthiest countries in the world where they discuss the intricacies of frolfing, the 20 finest places to go windsurfing, and sweater vests, all the while touching on the global shit storm that is the economy.

Its easy to criticize, pawn off blame on the leaders of these countries, on the respective elected officials, on global corporations and greedy Wall Street people. However, its not completely accurate. We all have blood on our hands. After all, we are the ones who vote, both in the ballot box and with our pockets.

The reality is that we need these leaders more than ever. We don't need everyone to agree on everything. We need dissent. We need argument. But we need results. We need our leaders to eventually reach agreements that move us forward (and sort of fast).

One interesting fact a friend of mine pointed out. It was reported the other day that roughly 87% of the world's wealth sits in the hands of these 20 countries. Mind you, according to my stout research (about.com) there are 195 counties in the world. In a microcosmic way, this is reflected within individual countries when accurately assessing the disparity between rich and poor. In a capitalistic country, the wealth of a nation is in many ways reflective of the size of its middle class.

And just before you jump ahead of me Ayn Rand fans, I'm not preaching socialism. What I am saying is that there is a fine line between capitalism and Darwinism. Google, Microsoft, and Dell are not finite natural resources (in case you live in the greater LA area and have to quickly navigate across the God-Forsaken town). The bubble can get larger, grow bigger. As South Park accurately pointed out recently, the economy is an idea, not a supernatural God. Wealth can grow because money is arbitrary. On a similar note, putting a dollar sign on a job doesn't denote its total value. A teacher and a nurse are not subservient to a CEO.

So what's the conclusion of this blog? Work together and pull together. Support each other. "The whole is more than the sum of its parts," says Aristotle. And hope the leaders of the G20 do the same. And one day there will be a G25 Conference consisting of countries with 87% of the world's wealth.

Quick update: England's PM Gordon Brown proposes $1 trillion bailout for the world!
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

On a lighter note, I've composed a G20 March Madness Bracket based on who would win in a wealth-off. Stay tuned to my next post to see who advanced to the Elitest 10:

2 China
19 Argentina (Boise, ID)

7 Italy
14 Netherlands (Boise, ID)

4 Japan
17 Turkey (Miami, FL)

6 India
15 Korea (Miami, FL)

1United States
20 Indonesia (Raleigh, NC)

5 France
16 South Africa (Raleigh, NC)

3 Great Britain
18 Mexico (Atlanta, GA)

8 Canada
13 Saudi Arabia (Atlanta, GA)

9 Germany
12 Spain (Cincinnati, OH)

10 Russia
11 Brazil (Cincinnati, OH)

Beatles: Come Together http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJqNxKdgyqM