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5. Are you willing to reduce your annual income to $6,000? I'm not.

Sat May 26, 2012, 01:10 PM

May 2012

That's the average world income, per person per year.

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So, You Know You ARE the 1%, Right? [View all] Johnny Rico May 2012 OP

Are you willing to reduce your annual income to $6,000? I'm not. Johnny Rico May 2012 #5

If the owners lower prices so we can survive - yes. bluerum May 2012 #9

Yeah. Ur right. I got my piece. Screw everyone else. bluerum May 2012 #14

I mentioned this to someone just the other day... orwell May 2012 #2

Why is it absurd to think of it in relation to all human beings? dkf May 2012 #3

Oh it's not going to be done through a central taxing authority. dkf May 2012 #7

This argument is tired unto death. Scootaloo May 2012 #4

Actually, it's the 99.9% vs the 0.1% Warpy May 2012 #8

or even 0.01% yurbud May 2012 #11

I'm in the 99% Sentath May 2012 #12

I know almost no one who *isn't* in the top 1% by world standards. Johnny Rico May 2012 #13

Well bully for you. nt sudopod May 2012 #16