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I'm Really Rich

This is a highly effective tool for getting donations to charity. Seems that on a global basis, I'm within the top 0.241% of the richest people. On a gross salary basis. This doesn't take into account expenses, although even on that basis I'd still be pretty damn high when compared to most of the world. Keep in mind, though, that this is compared to most of the world. I would be a lot lower down if you were to only look at industrialized nations.

Also, I did know that about 50% of the world's population gets by on less than $2 per day. On that basis, most people in the U.S. are really rich.

Posted by Lesley on September 2, 2003 07:57 AM |

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And that is why I bend my knee every night even though I don't really believe in God and give thanks that I was born in the richest most prosperous nation the world has ever seen.

think about this, when the world goes to sleep, most of them do it on a dirt floor.

Posted by: Rick DeMent | September 2, 2003 10:30 AM