AFP/Joel Saget
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The theme of this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting -- "The Shifting Power Equation" -- sought to take in everything from the growing geopolitical clout of Asia to the increasing influence of the Internet in business and information gathering.
Davos isn't all about talking to the important issues of the world but rather talking about how important the people are who are doing the talking. (And how sweet the new Gulfstream 5's are)
So are troops armed with machineguns guarding the dumpsters so peasants don't steal a tossed plate of caviar?
How many trees were cut down to make parking space?
How many thousands of tons of CO2 were belched out getting these elitists to this pow-wow?
How many taxpayer dollars were spent on european sausage and bottled water?