Trying to stop the equalization of global incomes (the decrease of our standard of living while the standard of living in previously 3rd world countries rises) is like pouring a cup of hot water and a cup of ice water into the same container while expecting each cupful to remain the same temperature. In nature, the combination of extremes always leads to an averaged conclusion. At best, you can artificially delay the inevitable... but nature always wins in the end. Stated differently, you can swim upstream for a while, but the river will never get tired.