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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-21-10 06:42 PM
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After All Those Years Of Cold War Crap... "The Communists, The Socialists..."
Take a look at Russia, China, and Cuba... and us!!!


Gini-coefficient of national income distribution around the world (dark blue: <0.25, dark red: >0.60)

Map based on the Gini Coefficient, is of wealth distribution around the world.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient

At least our old Communist nemesis Vietnam does better than we and our Cold War buddies do.

:wtf:

Scandinavia is looking mighty good!

:shrug:




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Autumn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-21-10 06:51 PM
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1. Thats ridiculous isn't it. n/t
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Laelth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-21-10 07:03 PM
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2. Wow. I am mortified that the U.S. has a Gini coefficient close to Mexico's.
That's very informative. Thanks for posting.

-Laelth
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readmoreoften Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-21-10 08:31 PM
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3. It's a 'Nanner Republic, as my young niece might say...
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-21-10 09:04 PM
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4. ttt
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-10 04:42 PM
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5. Sweden: high taxes, redistribution of wealth. People of Sweden: pretty happy. nt
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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-22-10 06:24 PM
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6. Precisely... It's Called Progressive Taxation, And We Used To Have It Here !!!
Until Reagan, et. al...



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