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Started by TheArtist, March 30, 2012, 01:41:15 PM

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TheArtist

March 30, 2012, 01:41:15 PM
  Thought this was interesting.  You type in your monthly wage and it shows where your "rank" in relation to other workers in the world.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356 
"When you only have two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other."-Chinese proverb. "Arts a staple. Like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Those who think it is a luxury have only a fragment of a mind. Mans spirit grows hungry for art in the same way h

nathanm

#1
March 30, 2012, 02:34:01 PM
*whistles quietly*
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration" --Abraham Lincoln

RecycleMichael

#2
March 30, 2012, 03:34:43 PM
But I got a lot of expenses. This look don't come cheap.
Power is nothing till you use it.

custosnox

#3
March 30, 2012, 03:39:18 PM
yep, I'm poor alright.

jacobi

#4
March 30, 2012, 03:46:47 PM
Your wage is $1,009. The world average is $1,480.
Your wage is 31% of the United States average and 68% of the world average.
ἐγώ ἐλεεινότερος πάντων ἀνθρώπων εἰμί

Cats Cats Cats

#5
March 30, 2012, 03:52:27 PM
Those blue bars on the left get so small.

custosnox

#6
March 30, 2012, 03:59:43 PM
Your wage is 6% of the United States average and 14% of the world average.

Townsend

#7
March 30, 2012, 04:08:14 PM
Man, I'd kick donkey in one of the stans.

RecycleMichael

#8
March 30, 2012, 04:53:58 PM
I have a seven figure income. Unfortunately, there is a decimal point involved.
Power is nothing till you use it.

Red Arrow

#9
March 30, 2012, 09:45:24 PM
Quote from: RecycleMichael on March 30, 2012, 04:53:58 PM
I have a seven figure income. Unfortunately, there is a decimal point involved.


Me too.  Fortunately, only two are to the right of the decimal point.
 

Red Arrow

#10
March 30, 2012, 09:57:57 PM
Where is the cost of living comparison?
 

Red Arrow

#11
March 30, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: custosnox on March 30, 2012, 03:59:43 PM
Your wage is 6% of the United States average and 14% of the world average.

Do you need some help?
 

nathanm

#12
March 30, 2012, 10:28:23 PM
Quote from: Red Arrow on March 30, 2012, 09:57:57 PM
Where is the cost of living comparison?

It's built in. It prices non-US wages in 'PPP dollars', which reflect differences in the cost of living.
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration" --Abraham Lincoln

custosnox

#13
March 30, 2012, 10:30:56 PM
Quote from: Red Arrow on March 30, 2012, 10:03:21 PM
Do you need some help?
Only if you have a lead on a job that will be willing to work around my school and kids schedule and my honor society travels.

Red Arrow

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March 30, 2012, 10:34:39 PM
Quote from: nathanm on March 30, 2012, 10:28:23 PM
It's built in. It prices non-US wages in 'PPP dollars', which reflect differences in the cost of living.

I don't feel as "fortunate" as that index would indicate.
 
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