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Ilsa

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8. This needs to get out beyond Rawstory.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 11:36 AM

Jan 2013

If the 100 highest billionaires took a one year vacation from earnings, and that money was plugged into education, housing, medical care, etc for the poorest, extreme poverty and Want would cease.

But they are more worried about their stock prices.

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$240 billion amassed by 100 richest people enough to end extreme poverty four times over: Oxfam [View all] xchrom Jan 2013 OP

I've heard that the U.S. is no longer the top country to better your financial situation.... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #1

It would only take 1/10th of billionaire assets.. ananda Jan 2013 #2

But... but... a rising tide lifts all boats... Make7 Jan 2013 #3

We tried that.... paleotn Jan 2013 #10

"... should the richest 100 billionaires give away the money they made LAST YEAR" Coyotl Jan 2013 #4

Good point... CJCRANE Jan 2013 #5

Ding, ding, ding!!!.... paleotn Jan 2013 #11

Yes, incentivizing economic activity used to happen Coyotl Jan 2013 #12

That's whay it's hard for most to comprehend a billion $ DryRain Jan 2013 #6

They make me sick...and SoapBox Jan 2013 #7

This needs to get out beyond Rawstory. Ilsa Jan 2013 #8

What good is it to not point fingers. These people should be called out at every chance. gtar100 Jan 2013 #9

Rec. progressoid Jan 2013 #13