If you were all to appoint me "Global Emperor", some of the highest paid folks - in no particular order - would be farmers, ranchers, fishermen, teachers, and first responders (I'm including medical personnel in this category). They are the only ones who do things that are of direct benefit to their fellow man.
My Dad who is 92 and I talk about the world situation regularly. We have often jokingly suggested we should record our wide ranging discussions and possible solutions and send them to those who seem to talk and talk about such things but never actually do anything about them.