'Star Wars’ Class Wars: Is Mars the Escape Hatch for the 1 Percent?

[Freewill]

Let's say we were picking folks to travel, escape, to Mars. Would you pick the rich? Or would you pick doctors and craftsmen? Of course in our world the picking will be done by money but what good will money be on Mars?

From the cited article:

While many dream of escaping earth to settle on Mars, billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are working to make it possible. But finding a new home on the red planet will likely only be for the rich, leaving the poor to suffer as earth's environment collapses and conflict breaks out. ANDREW RICH/VETTA/GETTY

http://www.newsweek.com/2015/12/25/mars-colonies-rich-people-404681.html

 

[Ringel05]

Let's say we were picking folks to travel, escape, to Mars. Would you pick the rich? Or would you pick doctors and craftsmen? Of course in our world the picking will be done by money but what good will money be on Mars?

From the cited article:

While many dream of escaping earth to settle on Mars, billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are working to make it possible. But finding a new home on the red planet will likely only be for the rich, leaving the poor to suffer as earth's environment collapses and conflict breaks out. ANDREW RICH/VETTA/GETTY

http://www.newsweek.com/2015/12/25/mars-colonies-rich-people-404681.html

Pretty normal, Herculaneum is a great example of that.