How rich are you compared to other earthlings?

[Adios Pantalones]

I was surprised how few people were making more money than I am.

Take a look at these pics: Chinese people posing with all of their earthly possessions. See if it adds to this perspective.
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[Seasoned Oak]

Better measure, click on the wealth button, not income. I didn't make the top 1%. I bet most of us here wont by that scale.

You need at least $765,000 in assets to break the top 1%.
This scale is vastly different when it only includes people from the US. Just about all americans would score higher than those from third world countries.

 

[Flatbedford]

My income is much better than my wealth. I am a money distributor. At least I am probably good for the economy.

 

[begreen]

I'm doing better than expected, probably because I am debt free and readying for retirement. That said, we are all on the edge. When Argentina defaulted on it's debt everyone lost about 60% of their net worth... in 3 days.

 

[Woody Stover]

I'm dirt-poor, but wood-rich.

I'm better off financially than vast swaths of the populations of India, China, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Africa, Laos, Vietnam

And can't carry your total wood stash on your head.

I am filthy RICH and didn't even know it!

'Filthy rich,' 'dirt-poor'....you come away soiled no matter how little contact you have with money.

my "possessions" add up to one decent estate sale...

I'm sure it's just a matter of time until one of your 'blackmail drones' strikes gold for you.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

I'm doing better than expected, probably because I am debt free and readying for retirement. That said, we are all on the edge. When Argentina defaulted on it's debt everyone lost about 60% of their net worth... in 3 days.

I have no faith in pieces of paper with pictures of dead presidents on them. No matter whose printing press makes them.

 

[begreen]

What is your perception of the balance of wealth in America? 9 out of 10 people get this very wrong.

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[Machria]

Wow, I'm doing pretty good !!

 

[Ashful]

You are a bunch of evil 1%'ers. Have the Dem's lost their assumed high moral standing?

 

[Ashful]

Wow, I'm doing pretty good !!

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You have a personal income of $50-million per year? That's where you'd need to be to rank 442nd.

 

[Machria]

You have a personal income of $50-million per year? That's where you'd need to be to rank 442nd.

I'll answer that, if you first answer this: Is the IRS reading this thread?

 

[Delta-T]

i am wealthy in socks that have no mate, and very poor in country/western memorabelia....i think that balances out.

 

[jharkin]

What is your perception of the balance of wealth in America? 9 out of 10 people get this very wrong.

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Sadly I'm not surprised.

 

[USMC80]

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