They own it on paper. We are generations-deep indebted to work away our lifetimes to pay them back. That debt has only been growing lately, despite worldwide overpopulation. On the books, we are allowed to work for our own survival at about 20%, the other 80% of our labor must go to them to repay the monetary system that they supervise for us. Overspending increases the debt, and the debt accrues interest. We already owe, today, more than our children and grandchildren could ever repay - and it's growing.