A graph from Credit Suisse/Forbes reveals that 0.7% of people on the planet own 46% of the world's wealth. That tiny percentage controls $128.7 trillion and they've done a good job convincing the 70% who own less than $10,000 that rich people deserve tax cuts.
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Jan 4, 2019
Less than 1% of the world's population owns almost 50% of the world's wealth
Britney Spears calls for wealth distribution and a general strike amidst coronavirus shutdown
Oops the proletariat did it again. View this post on Instagram Communion goes beyond walls 🌹🌹🌹 A post shared by Britney Spears (@britneyspears) on Mar 23, 2020 at 12:42pm PDT Britney’s bluntly communistic instagram post is not her own original material; rather, it’s a quote and image she stole from writer/artist Mimi Zhu, creator of […]
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Watch this shocking pumpkin pie analogy of how the United States' $98 trillion is divided between wealth brackets
Watch this immediately.@CBSThisMorning’s @tonydokoupil using an epic pie analogy to show how the plutes own everything. pic.twitter.com/p4AShY04rA — Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) January 31, 2020 I knew the ultra rich own almost all the wealth, but this video really drives the point home in a powerful way. I was shocked all over again.
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The super-rich are hedging their bets by getting multiple passports
When things start getting crazy globally, rich people start looking for backup plans. Bloomberg looks at the uptick in people with enough wealth to secure a second passport, or even multiple passports.
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Your barista may be at home, but that doesn’t mean your coffee game should suffer
Gather round, young and old — and hear tales of bygone days. Back in olden times, citizens would mass at a house of coffee, wherein skilled java alchemists would concoct special blends and apply artisanal wizardry to make each steaming chalice an appointment for the taste buds. Granted, said wizards, once known as baristas, were […]
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Everyone needs a first aid kit and these emergency bags could make all the difference
The last few weeks have given us all a lot to think about. As we watched stores close, Costco lines snake through parking lots and items like hand sanitizer and toilet paper disappear everywhere like they were Lady Gaga tickets, there’s one significant takeaway it’s safe to say we all can agree on. We should […]
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Learn to play the piano, but not in that horrible after-school way you’re thinking
Whether it was Bach or Chopin, Ray Charles or Jerry Lee Lewis, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Alicia Keys or Norah Jones, there was someone whose mastery on the piano made you think, wow, I wish I knew how to do that. It’s a singular, almost timeless skill — and if you love music, there’s no […]
