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Johnny Rico

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10. Um, if prices are reduced by the same proportion as wages, then effectively there's been no change.

Reply to bluerum (Reply #9)

Mon May 28, 2012, 09:54 PM

May 2012

Are you willing to live on $6,000 a year (the world average, approximately) with no change in prices if it would mean that all people were making this wage?

In other words, would you be willing to reduce your lifestyle & consumption to that of the average person living in Egypt or Sri Lanka?

I'm not.

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

And this simply makes the fact that the global .1% possess so much of the global wealth bluerum May 2012 #1

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

Um, if prices are reduced by the same proportion as wages, then effectively there's been no change. Johnny Rico May 2012 #10

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

Amusing, but it doesn't answer the question. I'll repeat it for your convenience: Johnny Rico May 2012 #15

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

It's absurd because global income equalization isn't going to happen. Period. Johnny Rico May 2012 #6

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