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The 100 richest people make enough to end world poverty 4 times over. The royals of the British Empire and.....

Asked By: DreamsForTheFuture 31-35, M 4 months ago

The Holy Roman Empire of the Germans or the Chinese Emperors could not even claim that. Are we really living in a more equitable society?

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Posted by Tyrrmack Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:36PM

Never do the math my friend, it's way too depressing.

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Reply by huntressartemis Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:45PM

aye.
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Posted by fuglywuggly Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:38PM

It is pretty sickening. What bothers me more than the british royals is the amount of money that professional athletes make. Throwing a ball really well or being able to run the fastest, does not entitle you to millions of dollars a year.

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Reply by TheDaken Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:44PM

Hmm... it seems you have issues with greed.... nay... thats jealousy I smell...
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Reply by huntressartemis Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:47PM

the most disturbing thing is the fact that they use drugs to cheat (aka performance-enhancing vitamens and drugs)
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Posted by abritishgirl Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:29PM

Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong... I left you socialist *** people in england when my father brought me to america when I was 14 if you have such a hard one over social justice and redistribution dont **** up this country go somewhere else. I'm sure there are places in North Korea and China that will welcome you with open rifles.

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Reply by DreamsForTheFuture Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:35PM

Sorry. I guess the experts that researched this at Oxfam will be very interested to hear they are wrong because you say so. Sounds like you have become very well indoctrinated by the GOP. You even arrogantly assume I am American. Your right wing reagan/thatcher economics are why the USA and England are broke. Not socialism.
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Reply by abritishgirl Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:40PM

No. a strong central government is why america went broke. Reagan caused the biggest economic expansion in history but hey! If you can name one communist or socialist society that has lasted 250 years you can have my *** hows that sound buddy? as for the experts well... supply and demand buddy.... if you pay workers more the demand goes down... law of economic physics... cant be changed...
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Posted by guidospeedo69 Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:40PM

Started with the house of Rothschild who had a spy at Waterloo. They relayed information to the Rothschilds that Napoleon lost but they spread the rumor that he had won. As a result, the Bank of Englands stock dropped almost to 0 and the Rothschilds bought it all up knowing the real victors at Waterloo. They single handedly in one day were controlling the bank of England. They parlayed their vast wealth all over the world buying influence. They backed both the Allies and the Axis in WW2 making money from the deaths of millions! It continues to this day.

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Reply by guidospeedo69 Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:47PM

British royalty is part of that club as are most 1%ers.
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Reply by huntressartemis Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:46PM

yes they are.
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Posted by oddlyenuff Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:38PM

So do all of us! it doesn't take much if everyone helps. but in most cases, it's always 20% doing 80% of the work.

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Reply by RachaelR Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:29PM

I agree. The rest are crying about how unfair things are.
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Reply by oddlyenuff Jan 23rd, 2013 at 8:57AM

I just don't get why people are constantly thinkin it's those who are successful who bare the responsibilities! We all can do something, if that were to happen this wouldn't be a topic. Facts show that most of all wealthy people give millions annually to charities. Regardless of their motives or reasons for doing so, at the very least they're giving. Whereas most of middle class don't give at all. It's not equal giving, but equal sacrifice. That's my opinion at least.
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Posted by Levon76 Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:24PM

What's the source of those numbers?

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Reply by DreamsForTheFuture Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:26PM

A report done up by Oxfam for the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Posted by BeenSmiling Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:08PM

If everybody stop eating meat there will be no reason for hunger in the world (just take a look at how much cereals and water is needed to raise cattle). In that, most of the society is to blame. Also, people could rebel and go off the banking system, demanding real money for their work and real goods for their money. But humanity is just too lazy and getting more lazy each generation.

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Reply by DreamsForTheFuture Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:12PM

I agree with you on everything except for the meat eating bit. You can't moralize biology. There is a reason we have incisors and eyes on the front of our heads and not the sides. We are predators and meat eaters and our bodies are designed to function on it. As for the rest I totally agree.
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Reply by BeenSmiling Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:17PM

We can live very well without meat. There are few cautions that must be taken and that's it. Unless you're trying to be an Mr. Universe, you wont have any problem. So I disagree with the argument from biology, since our biology have so many things that had not evolved enough to put up with social evolution, or civilization. But I respect your opinion.
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Posted by RachaelR Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:02PM

That Net Worth is not just Sitting there.
It is all---ALL---invested.
The only thing special about it is the name on the Owners Cover.
That money is working out there and
MILLIONS are at work because of this.
The world is more complicated than the Haves and the Have Nots.
Rach

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Reply by DreamsForTheFuture Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:08PM

Conservatives love to say that but in the US alone the haves are sitting on an estimated 5 trillion dollars. Then when confronted with evidence like that the immediate response is it is all about investor confidence. Buzzwords and excuses. There is a reason Ayn Rand wrote fiction. The world is more complicated than Atlas Shrugged. Trickle down economics is the greatest scam perpetrated on the human race.
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Reply by huntressartemis Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:46PM

wow, and I thought the biggest scam was telling the poor people there isn't enough to go around....
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Posted by sunmirror Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:42PM

No. This is why we get drunk, read/watch tabloid press, watch spectator sports and get drunk again.

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Posted by Evarn Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:40PM

I was talking about this the other day, makes me sick

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Posted by CreateTVT Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:36PM

that documentary "life" said the top 2% have 50% of the worlds money

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Reply by CreateTVT Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:37PM

"home", not "life"
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Reply by DreamsForTheFuture Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:39PM

Ok. Not sure what you are referring to. The info I provided was compiled by Oxfam for the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Posted by huntressartemis Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:36PM

no.

the 100 richest people in the world probably control 96% of the world's wealth and food supply.

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Reply by guidospeedo69 Jan 22nd, 2013 at 7:44PM

Monsanto and Con Agra have developed so many hybrid strains of seeds that they DO control the worlds food supply. Seeds from hybrid fruit are sterile so you always have to buy the seed grain from them. They are pure EVIL!
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Reply by RachaelR Jan 22nd, 2013 at 8:31PM

Sounds like I need to buy some stock of these companies.
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