World's wealth distribution

[Grasshopper]

...or rather, the lack of.

According to Oxfam, almost 50% of the world's wealth is held by just 1% of the global population. Now I'm hardly a rabid socialist, but this does seem to be a tad unfair.

One per cent holds half the world's wealth

What do you reckon?

 

[Spikey]

love it or leave it

 

[Howe_zat]

love it or leave it

the world?

 

[Swingpanzee]

I am one of the rich ones so I love it

 

[Spikey]

the world?

you heard me

 

[sledger]

Stats ftw.

 

[Adders]

I am one of the rich ones so I love it

I am one of the poor ones, so do the right thing and give some of your moola to me ****. This in-balance is a disgrace and you can make the first move in writing the wrong.

 

[Cabinet96]

Don't the top handful have more than the entire bottom billion (might even be two or three billion)?

 

[Goughy]

Honestly thought it would be a greater percentage. Doesn't surprise or shock.

 

[Spark]

is that oxfam study new? i remember they did a study like this a while back and the methodology was super dodgy iirc.

edit: yeah. seems they haven't bothered to fix this.

 

[Swingpanzee]

I am one of the poor ones, so do the right thing and give some of your moola to me ****. This in-balance is a disgrace and you can make the first move in writing the wrong.

love it or leave it

when you guys lose the ashes then i might donate a bit to cheer you up

 

[the big bambino]

According to Oxfam,

What do you reckon?

I reckon that's your real problem right there.

 

[Spark]

the hell? this study is dodgy as **** but it's not their data, as the article shows. it's oxfam, for god's sake - if you're going to laugh them off on the basis that they're... a charity that helps the global poor? i don't even

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

The statistic is almost irrelevant - if you can't see the growing gap between rich and poor, you need to open your eyes.

Not that this in itself is an issue for the rich as things stand, but history shows that there is a breaking point past which the lumpenproletariat are likely to make life uneasy for the uber-rich. Viva la revolucion!

 

[Adders]

love it or leave it

when you guys lose the ashes then i might donate a bit to cheer you up

Can't you back pay for the last Ashes?? If it helps I still have nightmares and haven't really got over it.

Oh and I was hoping for more than "a bit". Just enough to get me into that 1% should suffice......

 

[dermo]

this thread is definitely ending with pews making a massive post that basically says "im a libertarian" and then everyone saying something along the lines of "thats ****ed"

 

[Spikey]

well it is ****ed

 

[Prince EWS]

this thread is definitely ending with pews making a massive post that basically says "im a libertarian" and then everyone saying something along the lines of "thats ****ed"

 

[Grasshopper]

The statistic is almost irrelevant - if you can't see the growing gap between rich and poor, you need to open your eyes.

Not that this in itself is an issue for the rich as things stand, but history shows that there is a breaking point past which the lumpenproletariat are likely to make life uneasy for the uber-rich. Viva la revolucion!

There's already a revolution of sorts underway, led by the likes of Chuck Feeney. Sadly, there are too few of them, and the world's polies don't give a flying ****...let them eat cake, etc...

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

There's already a revolution of sorts underway

There is?!? Why haven't I received my invitation. :strop: