"As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to downgrade their own status"

This quote by Susan George talks to the idea of the wealthy continuing to take in increasingly more resources, and not wishing to give up their fortunate status. This recommends that the wealthy are not going to share their wealth and resources with those who are less fortunate. This is a problem due to the fact that it perpetuates the cycle of poverty and inequality, as those who are already privileged are able to keep their status while those who are not privileged are not able to access the same resources. This quote also speaks with the idea of consumerism, and how the wealthy have the ability to acquire a growing number of items and services, while those who are less lucky are not able to do so. This quote is a pointer that the wealthy have a responsibility to share their resources with those who are less fortunate, which the cycle of poverty and inequality can only be broken if the rich want to make sacrifices.