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November 29, 2004Money, money, money...
I'm the 666,338,940th richest person on earth! Discover how rich you are! >> |
Or the top 11%, if you prefer. A real eye-opener, that.
Click over to the site, enter in your yearly earnings, and see how you rank.
Those making the U.S. federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour only pull down $7,420 a year--below the U.S. poverty line of $15,260 for a family of three, $12,120 for a couple, or $8,980 for an individual. However, that person still places in the top 14% of global earning power.
Posted by patrick at November 29, 2004 11:02 PM
CommentsDamn. I'm only 53,239,565th. Maybe I'll move to Costa Rica and live like a king. Oops. Forgot. I wouldn't be pulling down that salary in Coasta Rica, would I...?
Still, with the Dollar taking a nosedive into the toilet, I think the days of Ugly Americans abroad, living like billionaires on $5 a day, are numbered.
Posted by: Jon Bastian at November 30, 2004 10:25 PM
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