I'm rich!

[star seed 7]

http://www.globalrichlist.com/

(@sys)

[sys]

we were very lucky.

[Emo EMAW]

I read a story the other day on US wages compared to GDP.  Since 1950 the trend has been steadily decreasing, meaning that wages compared to what we produce is going down.  That doesn't sound so hot for the middle class.  But then I started wondering if productivity was the inverse of that curve?  Well, productivity is probably GDP compared to workers in the work force.  Maybe Americans are becoming more affordable, and that might mean a return of manufacturing and other industries, unless of course wages vs GDP are declining even faster in other parts of the world.  Anyway, heavy topic, good thread, go cats.

[The1BigWillie]

Holy crap I'm rich too!!

 

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

[ben ji]

I read a story the other day on US wages compared to GDP.  Since 1950 the trend has been steadily decreasing, meaning that wages compared to what we produce is going down.  That doesn't sound so hot for the middle class.  But then I started wondering if productivity was the inverse of that curve?  Well, productivity is probably GDP compared to workers in the work force.  Maybe Americans are becoming more affordable, and that might mean a return of manufacturing and other industries, unless of course wages vs GDP are declining even faster in other parts of the world.  Anyway, heavy topic, good thread, go cats.

Just read this today, very good article IMO

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2014/01/america-unleashed-why-well-be.html

[puniraptor]

whats the relative buying power of the indonesian laborer's $0.39?

[Emo EMAW]

I read a story the other day on US wages compared to GDP.  Since 1950 the trend has been steadily decreasing, meaning that wages compared to what we produce is going down.  That doesn't sound so hot for the middle class.  But then I started wondering if productivity was the inverse of that curve?  Well, productivity is probably GDP compared to workers in the work force.  Maybe Americans are becoming more affordable, and that might mean a return of manufacturing and other industries, unless of course wages vs GDP are declining even faster in other parts of the world.  Anyway, heavy topic, good thread, go cats.

Just read this today, very good article IMO

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2014/01/america-unleashed-why-well-be.html

There is another aspect to this story. Corporations are sitting on a mountain of cash -- between $4 and $5 trillion, a sum greater than the size of the German economy. That money will be invested as soon as companies feel confident about the future. And, while about a quarter to a third of that money is being held offshore by American companies, when (or is it if?) U.S. corporate tax laws are reformed, a great deal of that money will be coming home, looking for opportunities.

Any indications of this happening in the remainder of Obama's term, or the term of the next president?

[8manpick]

Lot of 1%ers on this board. $32,400 is top 1%.

[star seed 7]

Lot of 1%ers on this board. $32,400 is top 1%.

What's even more amazing is that 85 people stat that's going around.

[Tobias]

Lot of 1%ers on this board. $32,400 is top 1%.

suddenly, a large portion of dallas feels vindicated

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Lot of 1%ers on this board. $32,400 is top 1%.

There goes the "Occupy Wall Street" argument. Our own government makes 1%ers out of people that don't even work.

[star seed 7]

Lot of 1%ers on this board. $32,400 is top 1%.

There goes the "Occupy Wall Street" argument. Our own government makes 1%ers out of people that don't even work.

what a boss government

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Lot of 1%ers on this board. $32,400 is top 1%.

There goes the "Occupy Wall Street" argument. Our own government makes 1%ers out of people that don't even work.

what a boss government

1cat, 1country, 1%ers

[mocat]

Lot of 1%ers on this board. $32,400 is top 1%.

suddenly, a large portion of dallas feels vindicated

omg let's everybody gather around and suck off another great tobias post

[Institutional Control]

Lot of 1%ers on this board. $32,400 is top 1%.

suddenly, a large portion of dallas feels vindicated

omg let's everybody gather around and suck off another great tobias post

I can't. I was insulted by that post. I unfollowed him on Twitter.

[The1BigWillie]

Just wait until we drain the Middle East of all of their oil and "surprise surprise" we finally start pulling the oil out of the ground that we can and begin producing oil for the rest of the world at insane prices. And we have all the guns to defend it.  We're going to make the UAE look like a Wyandotte County crack house.  I hope I'm still alive to see it. 

[slackcat]

You’re in the top
0.53% richest people in the world.