The coexistence of extremes of wealth and poverty in today's world of surpluses is unacceptable. This can be stated categorically, despite the Global Climate Coalition's denials. Therefore, a cautious approach is needed, and t hat means a substantial decrease in global emissions of greenhouse gases. In the free-market philosophy, almost everything of value is convertible, that is, part of the money system. Ford is active in Conservation International, but the whole point about money, of course, is that it has almost unlimited convertibility.
People can spend their money largely as they wish, with minimal restrictions from law and custom.
There is, at present, no upper limit to the amount of income or capital one person may have. There are individuals whose monetary assets exceed those of a small country. In the free-market ideology, a single such person can destabilise the economy of that country. This possibility is widely deplored, but the logical remedy seems to be off-limits. Historically, many thinkers and movements have advocated radically communistic forms of society, in which one or more of inequality, property and money are abolished.