and divide it equally among all the citizens, how long would it take before we were right back to the current level of a small percentage having the majority of the wealth? I'd guess no more than 5 years.

11/10/2011 12:02:39 PM

$3.50

11/10/2011 12:03:10 PM

lost most of it on poor investments

11/10/2011 12:03:58 PM

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11/10/2011 12:05:33 PM

Would it be the same small percentage that are at the top today?

11/10/2011 12:05:49 PM

i can tell you lived in italy

11/10/2011 12:06:17 PM

Still do for 17 more days...

11/10/2011 12:06:46 PM

I was just thinking about this earlier today

11/10/2011 12:06:50 PM

5-10 years and yeah, it would be a lot of the same people.

11/10/2011 12:06:55 PM

You don't get it. Those shoes were on SALE.

11/10/2011 12:08:21 PM

does this assume we all keep our same jobs/situations?

drug dealers would get rich really fast

11/10/2011 12:10:19 PM

it wouldn't be the same people... a lot of rich people have kids that couldn't earn a dime if it wasn't given to them.

however people on welfare now would probably be back on it in 5-10 years the middle class would randomly shoot up with people who can now afford their business ideas.


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11/10/2011 12:22:26 PM

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"You don't get it. Those shoes were on SALE."

This

11/10/2011 12:25:03 PM

I could finally buy some spinnin rimz

11/10/2011 12:29:42 PM

I have a feeling that you could get a lot of single data points if you look at any big lottery winners and where they stand now

11/10/2011 12:53:17 PM

I wouldn't bother justifying the shoes, because I LOOOOVVEEE THEM!

11/10/2011 1:24:19 PM

HBO did a documentary on giving homeless people a bunch of money, helping them get jobs, and a place to live. I think all of them ended back up on the street and broke.

11/10/2011 1:28:18 PM

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"NATURAL STRATIFICATION OF A DEVELOPED COUNTRY"

11/10/2011 1:31:54 PM

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"You don't get it. Those shoes were on SALE."

Lol...I just opened a fresh pair of New Balance 992s that have been sitting on a shelf for 7 months or more. I bought them because they were on sale.

992s/993s are my shoes though, so when I see a really good deal I'll buy a pair or two. I swap them every six months so it's only a matter of time before they see use. I want to say I paid around $70 for these shipped and no tax. So, yes, for a short period (a couple weeks or so) I had a pair of 993s on my feet and two pairs in boxes on the shelf. It's better than paying $120-$130 when I actually need them.

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11/10/2011 1:33:40 PM

^^^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversal_of_Fortune_%282005_film%29

11/10/2011 1:36:17 PM

^^you're such a girl

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11/10/2011 1:36:44 PM

Ha ha...It all works out in the long run.

11/10/2011 1:39:15 PM

^^^dang, I guess that is it; but for some reason I remember a different story... maybe there was another one by another film group.... I could have sworn there were 3-4 people they did this to... oh well

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11/10/2011 1:39:37 PM

11/10/2011 2:00:38 PM

shopping is a curse

11/10/2011 2:02:49 PM

I would buy a truck of newports

11/10/2011 2:18:10 PM

The blacks would be tripping over themselves to give it back.

11/10/2011 2:19:48 PM