Just head on over to here [globalrichlist.com] and enter how much you earn.
It can be quite sobering to find out that you are in the top 0.9% richest people in the world. Thats a hell of a lot of people poorer than you.
I'm sure people will rip this apart because it's based on global data, doesn't take into account cost variations in countries and 101 other things - but give it a go anyway.
Strange. If you enter a zero (unemployed) you still are not the poorest person in the world. Does that mean there are people who pay to show up at work?
Yeah, but that site is a salary calculator. It doesn't measure personal wealth, just income. So there are a few people who earn less than $0 on their jobs.
And yes, I saw the disclaimer at the bottom of the page. I guess I'm just not as funny as I think I am after all:)
That's sort of like Wal-Mart's home office policy on dealing with vendors. "If you want the world's largest retailer to carry your product, thereyby exposing it to millions of customers, you'll sell it to us for a price we decide." That usually equates to fractions of a penny in profit, and for vendors who sell multiple products, sometimes a loss on a few. The only two companies who don't have to deal with that are Sony and Nintendo, for obvious reasons. I witnessed this first hand, as I used to code fo
Slavery is still practiced in a lot of places, it might be possible to consider that working as a slave would imply a negative wage relative to what the average wage of your occupation is, plus a negative for the lack of freedom.
This, of course is operating under the "your salary is your worth" model of richness, which I would argue isn't incredibly accurate. Wealth is typically recognized through one's net worth. Once you reach a high enough net worth to be of note, your annual income becomes somewhat trivial to your total net worth.
Somewhat related is how amusing it is to hear people talking about "tax cuts for the (rich | poor | etc)," when they're actually talking about "tax cuts for the (high income | low income | etc)," which is more accurate. Just because someone has a high salary or a low salary does not mean they have a high net worth or low net worth.
Somewhat related is how amusing it is to hear people talking about "tax cuts for the (rich | poor | etc)," when they're actually talking about "tax cuts for the (high income | low income | etc)," which is more accurate. Just because someone has a high salary or a low salary does not mean they have a high net worth or low net worth.
Exactly right. Politicians are busy trying to buy the votes of the elderly and convince the rest of the voters to let them get away with it by saying the elderly are on "low inc
Wouldn't that encourage people to blow all their money rather than invest or save it?
Maybe - but spent money has to go somewhere, so it would be put to productive use in providing good and services for the money to be blown on. It would still have to be worthwhile to invest, just as it is still worthwhile to earn more now even tho' you'll pay a higher rate of tax.
Somewhat related is how amusing it is to hear people talking about "tax cuts for the (rich | poor | etc)," when they're actually talking about "tax cuts for the (high income | low income | etc),"
And consider this: almost without exception the people making these laws and proposing to "make the rich pay thier fair share" are in fact, rich. Hillary Clinton is rich. Ted Kennedy is rich. etc. etc. So, why would rich people support legislation they claim will harm people like them?
What's the only thing better than money (at least to these people)? The answer is power. By using rhetoric like "making the rich pay" they seduce the people to give them power.
Well you've hit the nail square on the head, there.
That's the Democrats' song and dance. Acquire and retain power by promising to make "those dirty rich pay!" and "compensate" people for their woes. It's the end of personal responsibility, and the return of socialism/fascism./p?
3. They know that being rich is pretty meaningless if you don't have anyone to buy from -- IOW, they appreciate the hard work that many people do to make their lives comfortable, and are willing to pay a portion of their wealth to help those people out.
3. They know that being rich is pretty meaningless if you don't have anyone to buy from -- IOW, they appreciate the hard work that many people do to make their lives comfortable, and are willing to pay a portion of their wealth to help those people out.
I don't suppose that ever occurred to you?
I did consider that actually but I disregarded it because there is no corroborating proof of it. I'll help you to understand why if you like.
The hypothesis is: Rich Democrats use rhetoric like "we will make the r
So someone on GBP 4500 (unemployed in UK) - not enough to pay for rent let alone food (that's why they have housing support) is in the top 13%?
I think that shows that what is screwed up is the exchange rate, since there must be more people than that in the world who are not homeless, and don't have a social security system.
That site's a tool of the rich, employed to make all of the wage earners and people currently out of work to think that they're really getting a deal - hey look, you're in the top 1% of wage earners in the -world-! You should be -grateful-! - instead of the reality: $10k dollars annually is not enough to pay the bills and feed a family of 3, let alone take care of things such as health care, etc.
Working 40 hours a week, at $6 dollars an hour, 51 weeks a year, you still only make 12k. Thus, it requires both
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You too can be a millionare (Score:5, Interesting)
It can be quite sobering to find out that you are in the top 0.9% richest people in the world. Thats a hell of a lot of people poorer than you.
I'm sure people will rip this apart because it's based on global data, doesn't take into account cost variations in countries and 101 other things - but give it a go anyway.
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And yes, I saw the disclaimer at the bottom of the page. I guess I'm just not as funny as I think I am after all
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Slavery/Indentured Servitude (Score:2)
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Somewhat related is how amusing it is to hear people talking about "tax cuts for the (rich | poor | etc)," when they're actually talking about "tax cuts for the (high income | low income | etc)," which is more accurate. Just because someone has a high salary or a low salary does not mean they have a high net worth or low net worth.
Re:You too can be a millionare (Score:3, Interesting)
Exactly right. Politicians are busy trying to buy the votes of the elderly and convince the rest of the voters to let them get away with it by saying the elderly are on "low inc
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Maybe - but spent money has to go somewhere, so it would be put to productive use in providing good and services for the money to be blown on. It would still have to be worthwhile to invest, just as it is still worthwhile to earn more now even tho' you'll pay a higher rate of tax.
Re:You too can be a millionare (Score:1, Troll)
And consider this: almost without exception the people making these laws and proposing to "make the rich pay thier fair share" are in fact, rich. Hillary Clinton is rich. Ted Kennedy is rich. etc. etc. So, why would rich people support legislation they claim will harm people like them?
There are two reasons I
Re:You too can be a millionare (Score:2)
Well you've hit the nail square on the head, there.
That's the Democrats' song and dance. Acquire and retain power by promising to make "those dirty rich pay!" and "compensate" people for their woes. It's the end of personal responsibility, and the return of socialism/fascism./p?
Re:You too can be a millionare (Score:2)
I don't suppose that ever occurred to you?
Re:You too can be a millionare (Score:1)
I don't suppose that ever occurred to you?
I did consider that actually but I disregarded it because there is no corroborating proof of it. I'll help you to understand why if you like.
The hypothesis is: Rich Democrats use rhetoric like "we will make the r
Re:You too can be a millionare (Score:1)
There are a lot of restaurant owners in Luxor, Egypt who earn less than me, but how much is their weekly food bill? Or their mortgage?
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Heh heh heh
Turks and Caicos, my friend. Turks and Caicos.
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I think that shows that what is screwed up is the exchange rate, since there must be more people than that in the world who are not homeless, and don't have a social security system.
Re:You too can be a millionare (Score:2)
Working 40 hours a week, at $6 dollars an hour, 51 weeks a year, you still only make 12k. Thus, it requires both