And bosses are constantly trying to increase those profits by forcing workers to work harder, longer and for less. Ann Gloag and Brian Souter's millions came from building a transport empire that systematically drove rival firms out of business and savaged workers' wages and conditions. Barclays helped to destroy the economy of Africa. That has meant poverty and high death rates for the mass of people there ever since. Now Barclays is one of the powerful banks that continue to suck money out of Third World countries through high interest on loans the countries can never pay back.
Socialists are in favour of taking from the rich to give to the poor.
We argue for a radical redistribution of wealth, which includes levying heavy taxes on the income of the rich, their homes, their businesses, their shares and their inheritances. But ultimately we need a different society, one that puts an end to the exploitation of the majority of people by a tiny few. That means challenging not only the money the rich have but also their ability to make more through their stranglehold over the means of producing goods. Socialists are for taking control of the factories, banks and offices, and organising production, not through exploitation for profit, but through cooperation to meet our needs.