Corporate Fascism: The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Poorer, and the Middle Class Shrinks

A post for those interested :

Practising the Golden Rule: "Them as has the gold, rules". And the United States and the world descends into Fascism...Corporate rule at the expense of the common man. WA

And the winners are…
See the full list of the world's largest corporations, including detailed company profiles and contact information. (more) http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2006/full_list
1. Exxon Mobil
6. Chevron
2. Wal-Mart Stores
7. DaimlerChrysler
3. Royal Dutch Shell
8. Toyota Motor
4. BP
9. Ford Motor
5. General Motors
10. ConocoPhillips
[ I know you're not surprised to see Wal-Mart on the list. Nor Halliburton.WA]
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Global 500 companies by country
The U.S. leads the pack when it comes to growing global giants -- 170 Global 500 companies are headquartered here. Meanwhile, India and China are gaining ground. (more)
• Europe's top 50
• Asia's top 50
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Top cities http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/200cities
Tokyo is home to the most Global 500 company headquarters. What other cities make the cut? (more)
[Houston is #9 out of 15 listed. WA]
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Top performers http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2006/performers
Oil and energy companies enjoyed the highest jumps in revenues last year. Case in point: Rosneft Oil, which saw sales rise a whopping 291.3%. (more)
• Biggest increases in revenues
• Most profitable
• Fastest-growing profits
• Biggest employers
[click on categories for revenues, profits, etc.
291.3% rise in sales? For one corporation? Wonder why you pay so much at the pump? Wonder why Bush and the Neocons are so determined to take control of the world's oil?]

Which industries rule? [same url as above.WA]
Sure, the mining and oil sectors had banner years. But who saw the biggest increase in sales? The securities industry, which generated 47.2% growth. (more)
• Fastest-growing revenues
• Biggest increase in profits
• Return on assets
• See the rest
[For a definitive essay on Who Rules America, see http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article16140.htm WA]
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