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Sailor Steve · 01-20-15, 12:33 PM

I have one small nit to pick. While the 80 richest people may or may not have wealth that totals more than the rest of us combined, 80 is not 1% of 7 billion. 1% of 7 billion is 70 million. I can easily believe that the richest 70 million people have more wealth that the rest of the world.

01-20-15, 12:33 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I have one small nit to pick. While the 80 richest people may or may not have wealth that totals more than the rest of us combined, 80 is not 1% of 7 billion. 1% of 7 billion is 70 million. I can easily believe that the richest 70 million people have more wealth that the rest of the world. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo