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If you press the button, the top 1% of income earners in the entire world have 99% of their wealth spread to the other 99% world population, distributed proportionately according to need. Do you press the button?

Yes
56.9%
No
43.1%

3,955 votesFinal results

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@flancian@social.coop

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Wow, really surprised so many people voted "no". What am I missing?

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68% of Americans fall into the global 1% of income

10:40 PM · Jul 28, 2020

@flancian@social.coop

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I guess growing up in a developing country just drives home how much global wealth redistribution is needed in a way that growing up in a developed country doesn't. I wonder which donation ratio would maximize the dollars willingly donated.

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Danno the manno

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But 68% of Americans is nearly 3% of the global population. How can the 3% of the global population be in the top 1% globally?

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