#Wealth and Poverty

[lifepal]

#life quote of the day #wealth creation #make money online #personal finance #wealthy #wealth and poverty #life quote

[eight-solo]

with the global distribution of wealth and poverty we can for the first time talk of humanity as a whole

#wealth and poverty

[biblebloodhound]

The Heart of Giving (Luke 20:45-21:4)

You often cannot tell a fake by the external appearance. 

As all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, “Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment.” Jesus looked up and saw…

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[unimatrix-420]

#taxes #politics #taxation #lottery #dan price #twitter #eat the rich #wealth and poverty #wealth inequality #mega millions

[underthewingsofthblackeagle]

#Global Billionaire Wealth #Wealth and poverty

[politijohn]

Source

#eat the rich #capitalism #tax the rich #taxes #politics #us politics #income inequality #wealth tax #wealth inequality #socioeconomic inequality #poverty

[progressivemillennial]

#politics #us politics #progressive #capitalism #homelessness #class war #eat the rich #billionaire #retirement #inequality #wealth inequality #homelessness crisis #poverty #middle class

[wenellyb]

White French people hate it when they get a taste of their own medicine. 

I was discussing with one of my colleagues and she told me how she was planning to go to Senegal for the holidays because she thought it was a good way for her kids to see more diversity and people who don’t look like them (ie Black People).

So I told her it was a good idea because I was 4 the 1st time I saw a White person (and I cried btw...) And she was so shocked, like she couldn’t understand that some Black kids have never seen White people in their lives but somehow doesn’t think twice about the fact that her kids are in a similar situation.

Another time, I was talking to someone else about how I arrived in France when I was young but had lived in many African countries growing up (RDC, Kenya , Gabon, Center African Republic...).

And then that person proceeded to go on a tirade about how I must have felt so lucky to arrive in France, and how I should have been relieved to arrive in a developed country like France, blablaba. I just told him “not really”, because growing up I was told that France was amazing and so wealthy, but the first time I saw homeless people was when I arrived in Europe, so I didn’t really understand why people always talked about Europe like that. And again, the guy was shocked, just because I didn’t say my life in Africa was miserable and sad, and because I said that Europe was from what I had heard as a child.

If you’re going to bring your assumptions without knowing, I’ll retort with mine ( the view of an 8-9 year old). I don’t understand how someone can feel so entitled and assume something about your situation without asking first. I’m sorry the only thing you know about Africa is that one documentary you watched in middle school but leave me alone.

#random stuff #I just give what I get #And I'm not saying there's no poverty in Africa... But people need to understand that Africa is a continent not a country #and I think that even people who understand it don't really understand understand it #what I mean is that all countries are different and even within the countries you have differences and just like any other countries in the #world you have wealth differences and it's stupid to assume that just because you come from an African country you're grateful to arrive in #an European country or a western country #Also you'll have very different opinions whether your coming from east Africa west africa northern africa etc... #They say stuff but then are surprised when you say the same thing back

[frombikephotographyaustralia]

August

the long grass dead brownthe short grass stunted greenfaded blue skieswith no summer bright sheengrey come the clouds hanging low overheadheavy with moisturethat will drop like leadthe air has a bitebitter snaps each nightand each day frosted crispicy as any day has beenthe cold sodden earthawaits its rebirthfresh food suppliesborder on leanas breath mists the airthose rugged up don't carebut the…

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[thoughtportal]

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[philosophybits]

Colonialism almost never exploits the entire country. It is content with extracting natural resources and exporting them to the metropolitan industries thereby enabling a specific sector to grow relatively wealthy, while the rest of the colony continues, or rather sinks, into underdevelopment and poverty.

Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth

#philosophy #quotes #Frantz Fanon #The Wretched of the Earth #colonialism #exploitation #oppression #poverty #wealth

[lifepal]

#wealth and poverty #life quote motivation #mindset #words

[dimity-lawn]

Why does Vimes being short seem to come as a surprise to some people?

Remember that not only is he called Vetinari's Terrier (terriers tend to be small dogs), but in The Fifth Elephant, Vimes initially fails to recognize the irony during a rant in which he mentions "Eight-stone" (112 lb. or 50.8 kg) fighters and uses the term "bantamweight". Even if his genetics would have allowed him to be taller, his background does not support the idea of him being anything but short.

Sam Vimes grew up not just in the Shades, but on Cockbill Street, a place where people couldn't afford to eat regularly. He and his mother probably faced hunger more frequently than some of their neighbors (though perhaps not as frequently as larger families) because Mrs. Vimes wouldn't accept money that was made immorally and because she was a single mother who didn't have the income of a husband to help cover expenses.

Consider how, in Night Watch, Vimes (as Keel) was shocked to see how skinny his younger self was, and that his younger self said that he joined the watch because a friend had told him that there was free food, a uniform, and that he could occasionally make an extra dollar. This shows a surprising difference between adult and young Vimes: with his adult and soon-to-be-father self being taken aback by the sorry sight of himself as a kid as well as his younger self openly and readily talking to a near stranger about how, at 17 years old, he's just now starting to get a sense of food security. Furthermore, in Guards!Guards!, it is stated that "He couldn't help remembering how much he'd wanted a puppy when he was a little boy. Mind you, they'd been starving - anything with meat on it would have done", which shows the extent of the hunger he faced in his youth.

Sam Vimes isn't someone of an average height that seems short simply because he spends so much time around tall people (such as Carrot, Sybil, and Vetinari), he is short. Vimes grew up without access to healthy or adequate quantities of food, therefore his growth was stunted by malnourishment, which likely means that he would be below the average height of a human citizen of Ankh-Morpork.

#discworld #gnu terry pratchett #thought(s) from yours truly #the watch #guards! guards! #the fifth elephant #night watch #vimes #sam vimes #ankh morpork #the shades #poverty and wealth

[biblebloodhound]

Respect Wise Sayings (Proverbs 22:1-9)

A proverb is a short pithy statement of experiential truth. 

Being respected is more important than having great riches.    To be well thought of is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor are alike    in that the Lord made them all. The wise see danger ahead and avoid it,    but fools keep going and get into trouble. Respecting the Lord and not being proud    will bring you wealth, honor, and life. Evil people’s lives are like paths covered…

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[typhlonectes]

#ethics #philosophy #capitalism #wealth #poverty #memes #economics

[hellenhighwater]

why are you lying about being rich

ah drat, you've found me out! the billions in gold bullion that I have in my basement and swim through like scrooge mcduck have been discovered!

To be extremely clear, absolutely none of you have any right to know jack about my finances or any other detail of my life. You wanna talk about how to make your home cool on a shoestring budget, great; happy to chat. But the exact second someone goes fishing for personal information is the time I tell them to block and unfollow. You guys are not entitled to any part of my life beyond what I willingly divulge. I'm not being rude but this is a hard line for me when it comes to social media. This is a public forum and I do not have any obligation to you.

#guys you do realize that just because a person is not visibly living paycheck to paycheck #that doesnt make them rich #i am maybe middle class #and if you think that's 'rich' you need to reassess where you are drawing 'us v them' sorts of lines #because the middle class is closer to poverty than wealth