gomaos Posted February 7, 2003 Here goes my utopian theory again (it's a bit like Einstein's e=mc2) All those who are wealthy beyond a certain point, say, 1 million US$, should have their excess taken off them and it should be dispersed evenly between the world's poor, and starving babies and mothers and fathers should be fed... Because: Nobody possibly NEEDS more than one million US Dollars! Proove me wrong if you can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiders Posted February 8, 2003 Sorry my bad - i meant the debt of the first world. I was a long winded post and i was tired as all f$%^ when i wrote it. I think that Gom. is right - at the moment not only your economic status but your country of origin's economic status defines the worth of your life. Polish doctors take six monthes off every year to travel to Norwat to take labor and fruit-opicking jobs which earn them six times the amount of $$ as working a full year as a doctor in their own country - which is the highest paying job in poland. currency valuation tips the scales... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites