[ExI] The Great Gatsby Curve

[William Flynn Wallace]

I don't want to be within a hundred miles of that obscenity when the
revolution hits, I don't want the pitchfork wielding mob to think I had
anything to do with it.

John K Clark
Did the French Revolution accomplish its goals?  Change the economy for the
better?  Do better for the poor?  bill w


On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 3:00 PM John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 1:34 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
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>>
>> *“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves
>> not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed
>> millionaires.”― Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress
>> <https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/321797>*
>>
> Ideally one should not be optimistic or pessimistic about the
> opportunities your society provides and should not over inflate or under
> inflate your abilities but see things as they actually are.
>
> *> Another take on it is this.  In America, it doesn’t hurt all that much
>> to be poor.  There are plenty of ways poor people can still have adequate
>> food, shelter and clothing.  It isn’t top shelf, but it is generally
>> available to the non-stoned poor.*
>
>
> The safety net in the USA sucks compared with other industrialized
> nations, from 20001 to 2014 the richest have gained about 5 years in life
> expectancy while the poor have gained nothing and now live over a dozen
> years less than the rich:
>
> Life Expectancy Versus Wealth
> <https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-apps%2Fimrs.php%3Fsrc%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fimg.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fwonkblog%2Ffiles%2F2015%2F09%2F2300-19-800x583.jpg%26w%3D1484&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnews%2Fwonk%2Fwp%2F2015%2F09%2F18%2Fthe-government-is-spending-more-to-help-rich-seniors-than-poor-ones%2F&docid=OjWLiJZD4hbE6M&tbnid=KHg3oAG_g3KcFM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjh3K_NzOHgAhUSWqwKHVEwAcYQMwhIKAgwCA..i&w=1484&h=1081&bih=863&biw=1707&q=wealth%20USA%20%22life%20expectancy%22&ved=0ahUKEwjh3K_NzOHgAhUSWqwKHVEwAcYQMwhIKAgwCA&iact=mrc&uact=8>
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>
>> > *the super rich billionehhhs can’t really have that different a life
>> from the ordinary Joe Millionehhhs. Beyond a certain point, their
>> lifestyles aren’t all that different.  Another order of magnitude doesn’t
>> make that much difference.*
>
>
> WORLD’S 15 MOST EXPENSIVE LUXURY YACHTS
> <http://www.beautifullife.info/automotive-design/worlds-top-10-most-expensive-luxury-yachts/>
>
> I was particularly interested in the yacht "History Supreme", it's only
> 100 feet long, and that'ssmall compared with another super luxury yacht the
> 536 foot long 1.5 billion dollar "Eclipse",  but the "History Supreme" cost
> 3 times as much, 4.5 billion dollars, because it has 220,462 pounds of Gold
> and Platinum decorating it and one wall of the master bedroom consists of a
> giant meteorite and it has a 45 million dollar empty wine bottle in the bar
> and a statue made of Tyrannosaurus Rex bones in the dining room.
>
> I don't want to be within a hundred miles of that obscenity when the
> revolution hits, I don't want the pitchfork wielding mob to think I had
> anything to do with it.
>
> John K Clark
>>
>>
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