Uruguay's Pepe Mujica: 'Inequality Is the Enemy of Democracy'

[Judi Lynn]

Uruguay's Pepe Mujica: 'Inequality Is the Enemy of Democracy'



Published 28 September 2016



"The biggest threat to democracy is the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few," said the former Uruguayan president.


Former President of Uruguay Jose Mujica said Latin America was the richest and at the same time the most unjust region in the world, and that all democracies should seek to end economic injustice, remarks that came during the third annual Latin American Summit of Progressive Movements Wednesday in Ecuador on Wednesday.

The biggest threat to democracy is the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few, and therefore the concentration of power," Mujica told an audience in the coastal city of Guayaquil.

Lenin Moreno, former vice president of Ecuador and the U.N.’s Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility, greeted Mujica and recalled one of his most important sayings: "If you like money, don't go into politics. Keep making money, for that is not the fruit of politics."

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. He's right. Wealth & income inequality is at historically bad levels in USA & much of the world. nt