Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming | Nick Hanauer

Prevodilac: Stefan Zrnović Lektor: Mile Živković

You probably don't know me,

Verovatno me ne poznajete

but I am one of those .01 percenters

ali ja sam jedan od onih 0,01 procenata

that you hear about and read about,

za koje ste čuli i o kojima ste čitali,

and I am by any reasonable definition a plutocrat.

i prema svakoj razumnoj definiciji, ja sam plutokrata.

And tonight, what I would like to do is speak directly

Večeras bih voleo da govorim direktno

to other plutocrats, to my people,

drugim plutokratama, svojim ljudima,

because it feels like it's time for us all

jer izgleda da je vreme za sve nas

to have a chat.

da razgovaramo.

Like most plutocrats, I too am a proud

Poput većine plutokrata, takođe sam ponosan

and unapologetic capitalist.

i nepomirljivi kapitalista.

I have founded, cofounded or funded

Osnovao sam, potpomogao i finansirao

over 30 companies across a range of industries.

više od 30 kompanija širom različitih industrija.

I was the first non-family investor in Amazon.com.

Bio sam prvi vanporodični investitor na sajtu Amazon.com.

I cofounded a company called aQuantive

Suosnovao firmu po imenu "aQuantive"

that we sold to Microsoft for 6.4 billion dollars.

koju smo prodali Majkrosoftu za 6,4 milijarde dolara.

My friends and I, we own a bank.

Moji prijatelji i ja imamo banku.

I tell you this — (Laughter) —

Govorim vam ovo - (Smeh) -

unbelievable, right?

neverovatno, zar ne?

I tell you this to show

Govorim vam ovo da bih vam pokazao

that my life is like most plutocrats.

da je moj život poput većine plutokrata.

I have a broad perspective on capitalism

Imam široki uvid u kapitalizam

and business,

i biznis,

and I have been rewarded obscenely for that

i nepravedno sam nagrađen za to

with a life that most of you all

životom koji većina svih vas

can't even imagine:

ne može ni da zamisli:

multiple homes, a yacht, my own plane,

nekoliko kuća, jahta, moj lični avion,

etc., etc., etc.

i tako dalje, i tako dalje.

But let's be honest: I am not the smartest person you've ever met.

Ali budimo iskreni: ja nisam najpametnija osoba koju ste ikada sreli.

I am certainly not the hardest working.

Sigurno nisam ni najvrednija.

I was a mediocre student.

Bio sam osrednji student.

I'm not technical at all.

Nisam uopšte stručan.

I can't write a word of code.

Ne mogu da napišem ni jedan kod.

Truly, my success is the consequence

Iskreno, moj uspeh je posledica

of spectacular luck,

neobične sreće,

of birth, of circumstance and of timing.

rođenja, prilika i tajminga.

But I am actually pretty good at a couple of things.

Ali sam zapravo prilično dobar u par stvari.

One, I have an unusually high tolerance for risk,

Jedna, imam neobično visoku trpeljivost rizika,

and the other is I have a good sense,

i druga je da imam dobar osećaj,

a good intuition about what will happen in the future,

dobru intuiciju o onome što će se desiti u budućnosti,

and I think that that intuition about the future

i mislim da intuicija o budućnosti

is the essence of good entrepreneurship.

predstavlja srž dobrog preduzetništva.

So what do I see in our future today,

Dakle, šta vidim u našoj budućnosti danas,

you ask?

pitate se?

I see pitchforks,

Vidim vile,

as in angry mobs with pitchforks,

kao vile u besnim ruljama,

because while people like us plutocrats

jer dok ljudi poput nas plutokrata

are living beyond the dreams of avarice,

žive van pohlepnih snova,

the other 99 percent of our fellow citizens

ostalih 99 procenata naših sugrađana

are falling farther and farther behind.

spotiču se sve dalje i dalje iza nas.

In 1980, the top one percent of Americans

1980. godine, jedan procenat Amerikanaca

shared about eight percent of national [income],

podelio je oko 8 procenata nacionalnih prihoda,

while the bottom 50 percent of Americans

dok je poslednjih 50 procenata Amerikanaca

shared 18 percent.

podelilo 18 procenata.

Thirty years later, today, the top one percent

Danas, trideset godina kasnije, 1 procenat na vrhu

shares over 20 percent of national [income],

deli preko 20 posto nacionalnog prihoda

while the bottom 50 percent of Americans

dok poslednjih 50 procenata Amerikanaca

share 12 or 13.

deli 12 ili 13 procenata.

If the trend continues,

Ako se trend nastavi,

the top one percent will share

najviši procenat deliće

over 30 percent of national [income]

preko 30 procenata nacionalnog prihoda,

in another 30 years,

u narednih 30 godina,

while the bottom 50 percent of Americans

dok će poslednjih 50 procenata Amerikanaca

will share just six.

deliti samo šest.

You see, the problem isn't that we have

Vidite, problem nije u tome da imamo

some inequality.

neke nejednakosti.

Some inequality is necessary

Nejednakost je neophodna

for a high-functioning capitalist democracy.

za visoko funkcionalnu kapitalističku demokratiju.

The problem is that inequality

Problem je u tome što je nejednakost

is at historic highs today

istorijski visoka danas

and it's getting worse every day.

i pogoršava se svakog dana.

And if wealth, power, and income

Ako novac, moć i prihodi

continue to concentrate

nastave da se koncentrišu

at the very tippy top,

na samom vrhu,

our society will change

naše društvo će se promeniti

from a capitalist democracy

od kapitalističke demokratije

to a neo-feudalist rentier society

do neofeudalističko izdavačkog društva

like 18th-century France.

poput Francuske u 18. veku.

That was France

To je bila Francuska

before the revolution

pre revolucije

and the mobs with the pitchforks.

i rulje sa vilama.

So I have a message for my fellow plutocrats

Imam poruku za moje plutokrate

and zillionaires

i zilionere

and for anyone who lives

i sve koji žive

in a gated bubble world:

u ograđenom zatvorenom svetu:

Wake up.

Probudite se.

Wake up. It cannot last.

Probudite se. To ne može da traje.

Because if we do not do something

Jer ako ne uradimo nešto

to fix the glaring economic inequities in our society,

kako bismo popravili očitu ekonomsku nejednakost u našem društvu,

the pitchforks will come for us,

vile će doći po nas

for no free and open society can long sustain

jer nijedno slobodno i otvoreno društvo ne može više da podnese

this kind of rising economic inequality.

ovu vrstu rastuće ekonomske nejednakosti.

It has never happened. There are no examples.

Nikad se to nije dogodilo. Nema primera.

You show me a highly unequal society,

Pokažite mi visoko nejednako društvo,

and I will show you a police state

a ja ću vam pokazati policijsku državu

or an uprising.

ili pobunu.

The pitchforks will come for us

Vile će doći po nas

if we do not address this.

ako se ne pozabavimo ovim.

It's not a matter of if, it's when.

Ne radi se o "ako" već "kada".

And it will be terrible when they come

I biće užasno kada dođu

for everyone,

po sve,

but particularly for people like us plutocrats.

ali posebno po ljude poput plutokrata.

I know I must sound like some liberal do-gooder.

Znam da verovatno zvučim poput nekog liberalnog idealiste.

I'm not. I'm not making a moral argument

Nisam. Ne dajem moralni argument

that economic inequality is wrong.

da je ekonomska nejednakost pogrešna.

What I am arguing is that rising economic inequality

Tvrdim da je rastuća ekonomska nejednakost

is stupid and ultimately self-defeating.

glupa i krajnje samouništavajuća.

Rising inequality doesn't just increase our risks

Rastuća nejednakost ne povećava samo naše rizike

from pitchforks,

od vila,

but it's also terrible for business too.

već je i užasna za posao.

So the model for us rich guys should be Henry Ford.

Dakle, model za nas bogate momke treba da bude Henri Ford.

When Ford famously introduced the $5 day,

Kada je Ford svečano predstavio dan od 5 dolara,

which was twice the prevailing wage at the time,

što je bilo duplo veće od najveće dnevnice u to vreme,

he didn't just increase the productivity

on nije samo povećao produktivnost

of his factories,

svojih fabrika,

he converted exploited autoworkers who were poor

već je preokrenuo ekspolatisane radnike koji su bili siromašni,

into a thriving middle class who could now afford

u naprednu srednju klasu koja je sada mogla da priušti

to buy the products that they made.

da kupi proizvode koje su napravili.

Ford intuited what we now know is true,

Ford je predvideo ono što sada znamo da je istina,

that an economy is best understood as an ecosystem

da je ekonomija najbolje shvaćena kao ekosistem

and characterized by the same kinds

i karakterisana istim vrstama

of feedback loops you find

okvira povratnih informacija koje nađete

in a natural ecosystem,

u prirodnom ekosistemu,

a feedback loop between customers and businesses.

karika između mušterija i poslova.

Raising wages increases demand,

Povećanje dnevnica povećava zahteve,

which increases hiring,

što povećava zapošljivost,

which in turn increases wages

koja u zamenu za to povećava dnevnice,

and demand and profits,

potražnje i profite,

and that virtuous cycle of increasing prosperity

i kvalitetni krug rastućeg prosperiteta

is precisely what is missing

je upravo ono što nedostaje

from today's economic recovery.

oporavku današnje ekonomije.

And this is why we need to put behind us

Zbog ovoga treba da stavimo iza sebe

the trickle-down policies that so dominate

ova pravila koja smanjuju greške koja dominiraju

both political parties

u obe političke partije

and embrace something I call middle-out economics.

i obuhvataju nešto što ja zovem srednjim ekonomijama.

Middle-out economics rejects

Srednje ekonomije odbacuju

the neoclassical economic idea

neoklasičnu ekonomsku ideju

that economies are efficient, linear, mechanistic,

da su ekonomije efikasne, linearne, mehanističke,

that they tend towards equilibrium and fairness,

da teže ka jednakosti i poštenju,

and instead embraces the 21st-century idea

i umesto toga podržavaju ideje 21. veka

that economies are complex, adaptive,

da su ekonomije kompleksne, prilagodljive,

ecosystemic,

ekosistemske,

that they tend away from equilibrium and toward inequality,

da izbegavaju jednakost i teže nejednakosti,

that they're not efficient at all

da uopšte nisu efikasne

but are effective if well managed.

ali su efikasne ako se dobro uklope.

This 21st-century perspective

Ovo gledište iz 21. veka

allows you to clearly see that capitalism

omogućava vam da jasno vidite da kapitalizam

does not work by [efficiently] allocating

ne funkcioniše na osnovu efikasne raspodele

existing resources.

postojećih izvora.

It works by [efficiently] creating new solutions

On funkcioniše putem efikasnog kreiranja novih rešenja

to human problems.

za ljudske probleme.

The genius of capitalism

Prednost kapitalizma

is that it is an evolutionary solution-finding system.

je to što je evolucioni sistem za pronalaženje rešenja.

It rewards people for solving other people's problems.

Nagrađuje ljude za rešavanje problema drugih ljudi.

The difference between a poor society

Razlika između siromašnog društva

and a rich society, obviously,

i bogatog, očigledno,

is the degree to which that society

je nivo na kojem je to društvo

has generated solutions in the form

stvorilo rešenja u obliku

of products for its citizens.

proizvoda za svoje građane.

The sum of the solutions

Zbir rešenja

that we have in our society

koje imamo u svom društvu

really is our prosperity, and this explains

predstavlja naš prosperitet i ovo objašnjava

why companies like Google and Amazon

zašto su kompanije poput Gugla i Amazona,

and Microsoft and Apple

Majkrosofta i Epla,

and the entrepreneurs who created those companies

i preduzetnika koji su stvorili te kompanije

have contributed so much

doprineli toliko

to our nation's prosperity.

prosperitetu naše nacije.

This 21st-century perspective

Gledište 21. veka

also makes clear

takođe ističe

that what we think of as economic growth

da je ono što mislimo o ekonomskom rastu

is best understood as

najbolje shvaćeno kao

the rate at which we solve problems.

nivo na kojem rešavamo probleme.

But that rate is totally dependent upon

Ali taj nivo je totalno zavisan

how many problem solvers —

od toga koliko ima različitih razrešivača problema

diverse, able problem solvers — we have,

i koliko sposobnih razrešivača problema imamo

and thus how many of our fellow citizens

i koliko naših sugrađana

actively participate,

aktivno učestvuje

both as entrepreneurs who can offer solutions,

i kao preduzetnici koji mogu da ponude rešenja,

and as customers who consume them.

i kao mušterije koje ih koriste.

But this maximizing participation thing

Ali ovaj momenat povećanja učešća

doesn't happen by accident.

ne događa se slučajno.

It doesn't happen by itself.

Ne događa se samo od sebe.

It requires effort and investment,

Zahteva napor i ulaganje,

which is why all

što objašnjava

highly prosperous capitalist democracies

zašto su visoko prosperitetne kapitalističke demokratije

are characterized by massive investments

okarakterisane ogromnim investicijama

in the middle class and the infrastructure

u srednjoj klasi i infrastrukturi

that they depend on.

od koje zavise.

We plutocrats need to get this

Mi plutokrate treba da se rešimo

trickle-down economics thing behind us,

ove ekonomije,

this idea that the better we do,

te ideje da ukoliko je nama bolje,

the better everyone else will do.

bolje će biti i drugima.

It's not true. How could it be?

To nije tačno. Kako može biti?

I earn 1,000 times the median wage,

Ja zarađujem 1000 puta više od prosečne plate,

but I do not buy 1,000 times as much stuff,

ali ne kupujem 1000 puta više stvari,

do I?

zar ne?

I actually bought two pairs of these pants,

Zapravo sam kupio dva para ovih pantalona,

what my partner Mike calls

ono što moj partner Majk naziva

my manager pants.

mojim menadžerskim pantalonama.

I could have bought 2,000 pairs,

Mogao sam da kupim 2000 pari,

but what would I do with them? (Laughter)

ali šta bih radio sa njima? (Smeh)

How many haircuts can I get?

Koliko frizura mogu da kupim?

How often can I go out to dinner?

Koliko često mogu da izađem na večeru?

No matter how wealthy a few plutocrats get,

Bez obzira koliko se nekoliko plutokrata obogati,

we can never drive a great national economy.

ne možemo da pokrenemo veliku nacionalnu ekonomiju.

Only a thriving middle class can do that.

Samo razvijena srednja klasa to može da učini.

There's nothing to be done,

Ne treba ništa da se uradi,

my plutocrat friends might say.

rekle bi moje plutokrate.

Henry Ford was in a different time.

Henri Ford je živeo u drugačijem vremenu.

Maybe we can't do some things.

Možda ne možemo da uradimo neke stvari.

Maybe we can do some things.

Možda možemo da uradimo neke stvari.

June 19, 2013,

19. juna 2013. godine

Bloomberg published an article I wrote called

Blumberg je objavio članak koji sam napisao pod imenom

"The Capitalist’s Case for a $15 Minimum Wage."

"Kapitalistički slučaj za minimalne dnevnice od 15 dolara."

The good people at Forbes magazine,

Dobri ljudi u magazinu Forbs,

among my biggest admirers,

među mojim najvećim poštovaocima,

called it "Nick Hanauer's near-insane proposal."

nazvali su ga "skoro potpuno ludim predlogom Nika Hanauera".

And yet, just 350 days

Zatim, samo 350 dana

after that article was published,

nakon što je članak objavljen,

Seattle's Mayor Ed Murray signed into law

gradonačelnik Sijetla, Ed Marej potpisao je

an ordinance raising the minimum wage in Seattle

uredbu za podizanje minimalne dnevnice u Sijetlu

to 15 dollars an hour,

na 15 dolara po satu,

more than double

više nego duplo

what the prevailing federal $7.25 rate is.

od većinske državne dnevnice od 7,25 dolara.

How did this happen,

Kako se ovo dogodilo,

reasonable people might ask.

zapitaće se razumni ljudi.

It happened because a group of us

Dogodilo se jer je grupa nas

reminded the middle class

podsetila srednju klasu

that they are the source

da su oni izvor

of growth and prosperity in capitalist economies.

rasta i prosperiteta u kapitalističkim ekonomijama.

We reminded them that when workers have more money,

Podsetili smo ih da kada radnici imaju više novca,

businesses have more customers,

preduzeća imaju više mušterija,

and need more employees.

i treba im više zaposlenih.

We reminded them that when businesses

Podsetili smo ih da kada preduzeća

pay workers a living wage,

plaćaju radnike standardnom dnevnicom,

taxpayers are relieved of the burden

poreski obveznici su oslobođeni

of funding the poverty programs

finansiranja programa siromaštva

like food stamps and medical assistance

poput markica za hranu i medicinske pomoći

and rent assistance

i pomoći za stanarinu

that those workers need.

koje trebaju tim radnicima.

We reminded them that low-wage workers

Podsetili smo ih da radnici sa niskom nadnicom

make terrible taxpayers,

predstavljaju užasne poreske obveznike,

and that when you raise the minimum wage

i da kada povećate minimalnu platu

for all businesses,

za sva preduzeća,

all businesses benefit

sva preduzeća imaju korist od toga,

yet all can compete.

a ipak mogu da budu konkurentna.

Now the orthodox reaction, of course,

Prirodna reakcija, naravno,

is raising the minimum wage costs jobs. Right?

je da podizanje minimalne plate košta preuzeća. Zar ne?

Your politician's always echoing

Vaši političari su uvek ponavljali

that trickle-down idea by saying things like,

tu ideju teorije "kapanja nadole", govoreći stvari poput:

"Well, if you raise the price of employment,

"Ako podignete cenu zapošljivosti,

guess what happens? You get less of it."

pogodite šta se dešava? Dobijate je manje."

Are you sure?

Da li ste sigurni?

Because there's some contravening evidence.

Jer, javljaju se suprotni dokazi.

Since 1980, the wages of CEOs in our country

Od 1980. godine, plate direktora u našoj zemlji

have gone from about 30 times the median wage

su porasle sa 30 puta veće cifre od prosečne plate

to 500 times.

do 500 puta veće od prosečne plate.

That's raising the price of employment.

To je rast cene zapošljivosti.

And yet, to my knowledge,

I prema svom iskustvu,

I have never seen a company

nikad nisam video firmu

outsource its CEO's job, automate their job,

koja izvozi posao svog direktora, koja automatizuje svoj posao,

export the job to China.

i izvozi svoj posao u Kinu.

In fact, we appear to be employing

Zapravo, sve više zapošljavamo

more CEOs and senior managers than ever before.

direktore i starije menadžere nego ikada ranije.

So too for technology workers

Ovo važi i za tehnološke radnike

and financial services workers,

i radnike finansijskih usluga,

who earn multiples of the median wage

koji zarađuju više prosečnih plata

and yet we employ more and more of them,

i njih zapošljavamo sve više i više.

so clearly you can raise the price of employment

i očito možete podići cenu zaposlenja

and get more of it.

i dobiti više.

I know that most people

Znam da većina ljudi smatra

think that the $15 minimum wage

da je minimalna dnevnica od 15 dolara

is this insane, risky economic experiment.

totalno suluda i rizični ekonomski eksperiment.

We disagree.

Ne slažemo se sa time.

We believe that the $15 minimum wage

Verujemo da je minimalna dnevnica od 15 dolara

in Seattle

u Sijetlu

is actually the continuation

zapravo nastavak

of a logical economic policy.

logične ekonomske politike.

It is allowing our city

To omogućava našem gradu

to kick your city's ass.

da pobedi vaš.

Because, you see,

Jer, vidite,

Washington state already has

država Vašington uveliko ima

the highest minimum wage

najvišu minimalnu dnevnicu

of any state in the nation.

od svih država u Americi.

We pay all workers $9.32,

Plaćamo sve radnike 9,32 dolara

which is almost 30 percent more

što je skoro 30 procenata više

than the federal minimum of 7.25,

od saveznog minimuma od 7,25 dolara,

but crucially, 427 percent more

ali najvažnije je da 427 puta više

than the federal tipped minimum of 2.13.

od državne minimalne napojnice od 2,13 dolara.

If trickle-down thinkers were right,

Ako su zagovornici teorije kapanja bili u pravu,

then Washington state should have massive unemployment.

onda država Vašington treba da ima ogromnu nezaposlenost.

Seattle should be sliding into the ocean.

Sijetl bi trebalo da sklizne u okean.

And yet, Seattle

A zapravo, Sijetl

is the fastest-growing big city in the country.

je najbrže rastući veliki grad u zemlji.

Washington state is generating small business jobs

Država Vašington proizvodi poslove malih preduzeća

at a higher rate than any other major state

na višem nivou od bilo koje države

in the nation.

u naciji.

The restaurant business in Seattle? Booming.

Restoranski posao u Sijetlu? Prosperitetan.

Why? Because the fundamental law of capitalism is,

Zašto? Zato što je glavni zakon kapitalizma,

when workers have more money,

kada radnici imaju više novca,

businesses have more customers

preduzeća imaju više mušterija,

and need more workers.

i treba im više radnika.

When restaurants pay restaurant workers enough

Kada restorani plaćaju restoranske radnike dovoljno

so that even they can afford to eat in restaurants,

da čak i oni mogu da priušte da jedu u restoranima,

that's not bad for the restaurant business.

to nije loše za restoranski posao.

That's good for it,

Dobro je za to,

despite what some restaurateurs may tell you.

uprkos onome što bi vam neki vlasnici restorana rekli.

Da li je komplikovanije nego što vam ja to iznosim?

Is it more complicated than I'm making out?

Of course it is.

Naravno da jeste.

There are a lot of dynamics at play.

Postoji mnogo dinamika u igri.

But can we please stop insisting

Ali možemo li molim vas da prestanemo da insistiramo

that if low-wage workers earn a little bit more,

da će nezaposlenost skočiti ako radnici sa niskim platama

unemployment will skyrocket

zarađuju malo više,

and the economy will collapse?

i da će se ekonomija urušiti?

There is no evidence for it.

Ne postoje dokazi za to.

The most insidious thing

Najlukavija stvar

about trickle-down economics

o ekonomijama kapanja

is not the claim that if the rich get richer,

nije činjenica da će ako bogati postanu bogatiji,

everyone is better off.

svima biti bolje.

It is the claim made by those who oppose

To je tvrdnja stvorena od strane onih koji se suprotstavljaju

any increase in the minimum wage

svakom povećanju u minimalnoj plati,

that if the poor get richer,

da ako se siromašni obogate,

that will be bad for the economy.

to će biti loše za ekonomiju.

This is nonsense.

To je glupost.

So can we please dispense with this rhetoric

Možemo li molim vas da prestanemo sa ovom retorikom

that says that rich guys like me

koja kaže da su bogati ljudi poput mene

and my plutocrat friends

i mojih kolega plutokrata

made our country?

stvorili ovu zemlju?

We plutocrats know,

Mi plutokrate znamo,

even if we don't like to admit it in public,

čak i ako ne volimo da priznamo javno,

that if we had been born somewhere else,

da smo bili rođeni negde drugde,

not here in the United States,

ne ovde u Sjedinjenim Državama,

we might very well be just some dude standing barefoot

verovatno bismo bili samo neki momci koji stoje bosi

by the side of a dirt road selling fruit.

pored prašnjavog puta prodajući voće.

It's not that they don't have good entrepreneurs in other places,

To ne znači da na drugim mestima ne postoje dobri preduzetnici,

even very, very poor places.

čak i na veoma, veoma siromašnim mestima.

It's just that that's all

Radi se o tome da je to sve

that those entrepreneurs' customers can afford.

što mušterije tih preduzetnika mogu da priušte.

So here's an idea for a new kind of economics,

Evo ideje za novu vrstu ekonomije,

a new kind of politics

novu vrstu politike,

that I call new capitalism.

koju ja zovem novim kapitalizmom.

Let's acknowledge that capitalism

Priznajmo da kapitalizam

beats the alternatives,

pobeđuje alternative,

but also that the more people we include,

ali i da što više ljudi uključimo,

both as entrepreneurs and as customers,

i kao preduzetnike i kao mušterije,

the better it works.

bolje će funkcionisati.

Let's by all means shrink the size of government,

Hajde da svim sredstvima smanjimo veličinu vlasti,

but not by slashing the poverty programs,

ali ne režući programe siromaštva,

but by ensuring that workers are paid enough

već omogućujući da su radnici dovoljno plaćeni

so that they actually don't need those programs.

tako da im zapravo ne trebaju ti programi.

Let's invest enough in the middle class

Ulažimo dovoljno u srednju klasu

to make our economy fairer and more inclusive,

da bismo učinili našu ekonomiju poštenijom i inkluzivnijom,

and by fairer, more truly competitive,

i poštenijom, istinski takmičarskom,

and by more truly competitive,

i pod istinski takmičarskom,

more able to generate the solutions

sposobnijom da stvara rešenja

to human problems

za ljudske probleme

that are the true drivers of growth and prosperity.

koji su istinske vodilje rasta i prosperiteta.

Capitalism is the greatest social technology

Kapitalizam je najveća društvena tehnologija

ever invented

ikada osmišljena

for creating prosperity in human societies,

za stvaranje prosperiteta u ljudskim društvima,

if it is well managed,

ako je dobro vođen,

but capitalism, because of the fundamental

ali kapitalizam, zbog glavnih

multiplicative dynamics of complex systems,

umnožavajućih dinamika kompleksnih sistema,

tends towards, inexorably, inequality,

neumoljivo teži ka nejednakosti,

concentration and collapse.

koncentraciji i slomu.

The work of democracies

Posao demokratija

is to maximize the inclusion of the many

je da se poveća inkluzija mnogih

in order to create prosperity,

kako bi se stvorio prosperitet,

not to enable the few to accumulate money.

a ne da omogući nekolicini da gomilaju novac.

Government does create prosperity and growth,

Vlada stvara prosperitet i rast,

by creating the conditions that allow

stvaranjem uslova koji omogućavaju

both entrepreneurs and their customers

i preduzetnicima i njihovim mušterijama

to thrive.

da napreduju.

Balancing the power of capitalists like me

Balansiranje snage kapitalista poput mene

and workers isn't bad for capitalism.

i radnika nije loše za kapitalizam,

It's essential to it.

već je ključno za njega.

Programs like a reasonable minimum wage,

Programi poput razumske minimalne dnevnice,

affordable healthcare,

pristupačne zdravstvene nege,

paid sick leave,

plaćenog bolovanja,

and the progressive taxation necessary

i progresivnog oporezivanja neophodnog

to pay for the important infrastructure

za plaćanje važne infrastrukture,

necessary for the middle class like education, R and D,

neophodne za srednju klasu poput obrazovanja, istraživanja i razvoja,

these are indispensable tools

ovo su nezamenjivi alati

shrewd capitalists should embrace

koje bi zli kapitalisti trebalo da prigrle

to drive growth, because no one benefits from it

da bi razvili rast, jer niko ne profitira od toga

like us.

poput nas.

Many economists would have you believe

Mnogi ekonomisti bi voleli da verujete

that their field is an objective science.

da je njihova oblast objektivna nauka.

I disagree, and I think that it is equally

Ne slažem se sa time i mislim da je to jednako

a tool that humans use

i alat koji ljudi koriste

to enforce and encode

kako bi podržali i kodirali

our social and moral preferences and prejudices

naše društvene i moralne predrasude

about status and power,

o statusu i snazi,

which is why plutocrats like me

zbog čega su plutokrate poput mene

have always needed to find persuasive stories

uvek trebale da nađu ubedljive priče

to tell everyone else

da ispričaju svakome

about why our relative positions

o tome zašto su naše povezane pozicije

are morally righteous and good for everyone:

moralno pravične i dobre za svakoga:

like, we are indispensable, the job creators,

kao, mi stvaraoci posla smo neophodni,

and you are not;

a vi niste;

like, tax cuts for us create growth,

kao, ukidanje poreza za nas stvara rast,

but investments in you

ali ulaganje u vas

will balloon our debt

će povećati naš dug

and bankrupt our great country;

i dovesti do bankrota našu veliku državu;

that we matter;

da smo bitni,

that you don't.

a da vi niste.

For thousands of years, these stories were called

Hiljadama godina, ove priče su se zvale

divine right.

božanskim pravom.

Today, we have trickle-down economics.

Danas, imamo ekonomije kapanja.

How obviously, transparently self-serving

Koliko je samo očigledno

all of this is.

da je sve ovo u korist nas samih.

We plutocrats need to see

Mi plutokrate treba da vidimo

that the United States of America made us,

da su Sjedinjene Američke Države stvorile nas,

not the other way around;

a ne obrnuto,

that a thriving middle class is the source

da je napredujuća srednja klasa izvor

of prosperity in capitalist economies,

prosperiteta u kapitalističkim ekonomijama,

not a consequence of it.

a ne posledica toga.

And we should never forget

Nikada ne bismo smeli da zaboravimo

that even the best of us in the worst of circumstances

da su čak i najbolji od nas u najgorim situacijama

are barefoot by the side of a dirt road selling fruit.

bosi po strani prašnjavog puta i prodaju voće.

Fellow plutocrats, I think it may be time for us

Kolege plutokrate, smatram da nam je vreme

to recommit to our country,

da se posvetimo svojoj državi,

to commit to a new kind of capitalism

posvetimo novoj vrsti kapitalizma

which is both more inclusive and more effective,

koji je inkluzivniji i efektivniji,

a capitalism that will ensure

kapitalizma koji će omogućiti

that America's economy remains

da američka ekonomija ostane

the most dynamic and prosperous in the world.

najdinamičnija i najprosperitetnija na svetu.

Let's secure the future for ourselves,

Hajde da osiguramo svoju budućnost,

our children and their children.

budućnost svoje i njihove dece.

Or alternatively, we could do nothing,

Ili bismo mogli da ne uradimo ništa,

hide in our gated communities

da se sakrijemo u svojim ograđenim zajednicama

and private schools,

i privatnim školama,

enjoy our planes and yachts

uživamo u svojim avionima i jahtama

— they're fun —

- zabavne su -

and wait for the pitchforks.

i da čekamo na vile.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)