Top 225 people more wealthy than bottom 2,500,000,000.

[patriotvoice]

The world's 225 richest people now have a combined wealth of $1 trillion. That's equal to the combined annual income of the world's 2.5 billion poorests people.
...
Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has more wealth than the bottom 45 percent of American households combined.

http://www.channel4.com/4money/funnymoney/richometer/who_ww.html

[whistle]

1. Yep!

[DebJ]

2. oh gee, lets give Bill another tax cut. He needs it!

[slor]

3. Now ,Now people...

it is called "trickle down"...give it time, did you expect a downpour?

[Hoping4Change]

4. Wealthy Taxpayers Bank on Bush - More interesting facts

"Criticizing tax breaks for large investors and corporations, Buffett recently told Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, "If class warfare is being waged in America, my class is clearly winning...

Federal tax revenues have fallen to their lowest level as a share of the economy since 1950. We can't have a 21st century country with 1950 tax revenues.

The average 2004 tax cut for the richest 1%--$59,292--is more than the typical firefighter, registered nurse, environmental scientist, social worker or police officer makes in a year."


http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/crIfdK?id=15772

[david_vincent]

5. And how many of you are using Windoze?

I've been M$ free for a year and a half now. It doesn't hurt a bit...

[Spoon]

6. At the current rate of growth, Gates will be able to pay off the National

Debt in 2025...

Other interesting Gates factoids:

Bill Gates Net Worth Page
http://www.quuxuum.org/~evan/bgnw.html

[Doctor Smith]

7. You are comparing annual income to total wealth.

[Spoon]

8. Although if Bill Gates were to split up his fortune with everyone on

the planet, each person would only get $5.

[Doctor Smith]

9. What if he only split it with everyone on my block?

[whistle]

10. In other words it takes 2.5 billion people to support the wealthiest 225

[jbutsz]

11. I make $150 a week

Just thought I'd throw my wealth on the table too..haha :crazy:

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