I think this means the opposite of what you think. The global 1% is people who make $35,000 / year.
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Replying to @slatestarcodex @FreddieDeboer
(ie that is how much you need to literally be in the top 1% of global earners)
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Replying to @slatestarcodex
I think you are comparing cash earnings of ppl in dollar equivalents without taking into account non-cash earnings & PPP.
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Replying to @foggyanabasis
All discussion of money does this. But given ability to directly transfer real dollars from one to another, seems reasonable.
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Replying to @slatestarcodex
Well, the point is that the Costa Ricans can direct transfers to other costa ricans via land reform. But not cross country.
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Replying to @foggyanabasis
Confused. Of course you can transfer money across countries. People do this all the time.
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Replying to @slatestarcodex
E.g. inequality is about a structural power imbalance. It's fundamentally a political problem. Foreign aid doesn't change it
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Only claim was that globalization enriches developing countries, likely at expense of certain ppl in First World.
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