If it really is all just one big (worldwide) lie, qui bono?

I would understand if it were reserved to just one (or even a few) countries, or if the devastating economic toll was focused on one class, or race, or gender of people, but no one benefits from this. (Anyone who is thinking that it’s the “rich-and-powerful”, I urge you to mount a web search for something called “The Giving Pledge”, and perhaps the gentleman that inspired it, if you’re feeling extra froggy)