The Global Rich List gives you an idea of where you fit in the world economically, based on your annual income. Based on the explanation of how they got their figures, it appears that their numbers are a few years out of date (they use figures obtained from the World Bank in 2000), but that wouldn't be too much of a difference.
What's astounding is how profoundly poor most people are. The people who created the site point out that just about anyone who can access the web is pretty wealthy compared to the rest of the world. We only feel poor when we compare ourselves to the very rich, a habit that afflicts most of us.
This revelation brings two primary thoughts: 1) Be thankful for all you have; 2) give more to help those who have far less.
Good thoughts.
6 comments:
It's interesting where we live, there aren't homeless. Poor yes, homeless no. They'd freeze up here. But the poor have a community that gives and keeps an eye on the kids and wives; who might happen to fall between the cracks somewhere else.
kb
Thank you! I've been looking for this information somewhere -- I will definitely be posting on this. I wondered if I was in the top 10%, and in fact, I am in the top 6.6%. Amazing.
Always be thankful...truly. I saw that same site a little while ago and I am glad how it humbles us.
Thanks for this link!
Meanwhile, Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Mr. H.K.
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Happy New Year to you guys, too!
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