Also, everyone needs to look at and understand these 15 charts. They are very, very important in showing what American-style capitalism results in: complete and utter inequality: http://www.businessinsider.com/15-charts-about-wealth-and-inequality-in-america-2010-4#the-gap-between-the-top-1-and-everyone-else-hasnt-been-this-bad-since-the-roaring-twenties-1

yeah wikipedia is a GREAT place to get your stats very spot on and truthful

Yeah if you actually looked at the links, they are just statistics. They are published directly by the UN (and you can, in fact, find the information on the UN website direct from that wikipedia page). There are charts and diagrams on there directly from the UN on their findings. Wikipedia has nothing to do with this.

"Wikipedia has nothing to do with this"

So they at on the wikipedia page but wikipedia has nothing to do with it


Yep that logic right there is why ur a socialist

You're an absolute moron. Here is the link to the HDI index DIRECTLY FROM THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE.

Wikipedia posted the numbers, they are readily available. Just because something is on Wikipedia doesn't immediately invalidate it ESPECIALLY WHEN THE NUMBERS ARE THE EXACT SAME AS THE REPORT:

http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_20072008_EN_Complete.pdf

Seriously, stop posting.

ohhhh your so easy hemmingway

Our wages are lower now than they were in 1979:
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bbcb53d7f8b9a2e1beb0c00-590-/real-average-earnings-have-not-increased-in-50-years.jpg

Income inequality is greater now than it was in 1929 (DURR GREAT DEPRESSION WHAT): http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bbf3f0b7f8b9ac202070000-590-/the-gap-between-the-top-1-and-everyone-else-hasnt-been-this-bad-since-the-roaring-twenties.jpg

Half of America has 2.5% of total wealth:
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bbcb3f17f8b9a562fb70000-590-/half-of-america-has-25-of-the-wealth.jpg

Over the past 15 years, minimum wage has gone down 9.3% whereas CEO pay has gone up 298.2%: http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bbcaeb47f8b9a812b5a0100-590-/the-last-two-decades-were-great-except-for-american-workers.jpg

Yeah, America the Free. Free for the rich.

<-----1989 iq
interesting fact
ppl are more likely to pick an odd number while making up a statistic or facts

i dont quite remember why
but i think the document i read said odd numbers seem more likely in our minds

How old are you?

This question directly relates to my opinion of your views.

Also, Republican tax cuts have increased the gap:
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bbca8ea7f8b9a7b16790400-590-/republican-tax-cuts-have-significantly-increased-the-gap.jpg

http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bbcac9f7f8b9ad2290f0000-590-/income-tax-is-getting-lower-and-lower-for-the-rich.jpg

America spreads wealth worse than socialist countries:
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bbcaace7f8b9ad31a6f0300-590-/america-spreads-the-wealth-far-less-than-other-developed-countries.jpg

Look how far above average America is in this graph, it's disgusting:
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bbcaa2f7f8b9a0726e30400-590-/americas-income-spread-is-nearly-twice-the-oecd-average.jpg

Rich Americans are riding the backs of the poor and middle classes:
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bbcabdd7f8b9a0b26b30600-400-300/if-you-arent-in-the-top-1-then-youre-getting-a-bum-deal.jpg

I'm a 32-year-old with an advanced college education and a very lucrative job. I am all for giving a proportional amount of my money to directly benefit others because it is PROVEN that doing so benefits all of society (see: all of Europe).

However, this is totally irrelevant and you obviously aren't going to look at any of the actual statistics that I've provided so why the fuck am I even responding to you?