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  • #31
    Originally posted by Barnabas View Post
    how many times do you (plural) make the equivalent of minimum wage in your country?
    1.5x
    "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
    "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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    • #32
      Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
      It's probably significantly lower in Canada...
      Yep.

      $181,000 is top 1%.

      In that case my goal is very much in reach.

      If this is household income (which I assume it's not), then party hard already.
      "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
      Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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      • #33
        Originally posted by Barnabas View Post
        how many times do you (plural) make the equivalent of minimum wage in your country?
        Somewhere between 5 and 10.
        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
        Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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        • #34
          Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
          Wasn't really thinking about this until Ogie's most recent post....
          Okay. I guess it is interesting that the protestors are blaming a segment of the population whose income has been greatly reduced by the recession.

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          • #35
            Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
            I was surprised at how much the top 1% of AGI has dropped in the US, per CNN. It went from 425k in 2007 to 345k in 2009. This is by household income, btw.
            Not even close.
            "My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
            "The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Barnabas View Post
              how many times do you (plural) make the equivalent of minimum wage in your country?
              2.1x. More than alby
              If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
              ){ :|:& };:

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Guynemer View Post
                Not even close.
                Doctors already make too much money. However, novelists don't make enough.
                “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
                "Capitalism ho!"

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                • #38
                  I'm curious, KH: How do you feel about the whole "job creator" meme?
                  Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
                  RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-Arms

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                  • #39
                    What, the idea that big businesses and people who start businesses create jobs? Didn't realize that was a meme, I'm pretty sure that's just a truism...
                    If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
                    ){ :|:& };:

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                    • #40
                      He wanted an informed opinion, so he asked KH.
                      “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
                      "Capitalism ho!"

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                      • #41
                        Why ask a rent seeker about job creators?

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by KrazyHorse View Post
                          I make between 5 and 15 times minimum wage (hourly, assuming a 3000 hour year). This is sufficiently broad that I'm not giving up anything...
                          3,000 hours? Isn't that a 60-hour week?
                          Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
                          RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-Arms

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                          • #43
                            Originally posted by Tupac Shakur View Post
                            Why ask a rent seeker about job creators?
                            Random question is all.
                            Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
                            RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-Arms

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
                              2.1x. More than alby
                              Who cares?
                              "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
                              "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by -Jrabbit View Post
                                Random question is all.
                                It's a question worth discussing in detail, which is why I made a thread for it.

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