Torn Tongue: Nouns Beginning with "G"
Mar. 11th, 2011 11:53 amYou can now read a set of new vocabulary words in torn_world, nouns beginning with "G."
You can now read a set of new vocabulary words in torn_world, nouns beginning with "G."
You can now read a set of new vocabulary words in torn_world, nouns beginning with "G."
You can now read a set of new vocabulary words in torn_world, nouns beginning with "G."
You can now read a set of new vocabulary words in torn_world, nouns beginning with "G."
This description of massive wealth crossed my desk recently. Notice that the wealth is sucked upwards. The money isn't "earned" from nowhere: it is taken by the rich directly from the middle and poor classes. The article also suggests how the massive concentration of wealth does less good in the hands of the uber-rich than it would if spread out to cover other people's basic living expenses.
Obscene Division of Wealth
Some Wall Street types (and others) make over a billion dollars a year –
each year. How much is a billion dollars? How can you visualize an amount
of money so high? Here is one way to think about it: The median household
income in the US is around $29,000, meaning half of us make less and half
make more. If you make $29,000 a year, and don’t spend a single penny of
it, it will take you 34,482 years to save a billion dollars....( Read more... )
This description of massive wealth crossed my desk recently. Notice that the wealth is sucked upwards. The money isn't "earned" from nowhere: it is taken by the rich directly from the middle and poor classes. The article also suggests how the massive concentration of wealth does less good in the hands of the uber-rich than it would if spread out to cover other people's basic living expenses.
Obscene Division of Wealth
Some Wall Street types (and others) make over a billion dollars a year –
each year. How much is a billion dollars? How can you visualize an amount
of money so high? Here is one way to think about it: The median household
income in the US is around $29,000, meaning half of us make less and half
make more. If you make $29,000 a year, and don’t spend a single penny of
it, it will take you 34,482 years to save a billion dollars....( Read more... )
This description of massive wealth crossed my desk recently. Notice that the wealth is sucked upwards. The money isn't "earned" from nowhere: it is taken by the rich directly from the middle and poor classes. The article also suggests how the massive concentration of wealth does less good in the hands of the uber-rich than it would if spread out to cover other people's basic living expenses.
Obscene Division of Wealth
Some Wall Street types (and others) make over a billion dollars a year –
each year. How much is a billion dollars? How can you visualize an amount
of money so high? Here is one way to think about it: The median household
income in the US is around $29,000, meaning half of us make less and half
make more. If you make $29,000 a year, and don’t spend a single penny of
it, it will take you 34,482 years to save a billion dollars....( Read more... )
This description of massive wealth crossed my desk recently. Notice that the wealth is sucked upwards. The money isn't "earned" from nowhere: it is taken by the rich directly from the middle and poor classes. The article also suggests how the massive concentration of wealth does less good in the hands of the uber-rich than it would if spread out to cover other people's basic living expenses.
Obscene Division of Wealth
Some Wall Street types (and others) make over a billion dollars a year –
each year. How much is a billion dollars? How can you visualize an amount
of money so high? Here is one way to think about it: The median household
income in the US is around $29,000, meaning half of us make less and half
make more. If you make $29,000 a year, and don’t spend a single penny of
it, it will take you 34,482 years to save a billion dollars....( Read more... )