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The U.N. Development Program recently came out with a report looking, among other things, at income inequality worldwide.
More from BusinessWeek.com: • A Rebound for China and India's Millionaires • World's Best and Worst Property Markets • The World's Best Places to Live 2009 The UNDP ranked countries and regions based on a number of factors, including their Gini coefficient, named for Italian statistician Corrado Gini. We have listed the world's most advanced economies based on their Gini score, with zero marking absolute equality and 100 absolute inequality. Scandinavian countries, Japan, and the Czech Republic have the least amount of inequality. The U.S. is among the most unequal, but it's not No. 1. To see which economy is, read on. Top 11 Countries With the Biggest Gaps Between Rich and Poor No. 1 Hong Kong No. 2 Singapore No. 3 U.S. No. 4 Israel No. 5 Portugal No. 6 New Zealand No. 7 (tie) Italy No. 7 (tie) Britain No. 9 Australia No. 10 (tie) Ireland No. 10 (tie) Greece http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/107980/countries-with-the-biggest-gaps-between-rich-and-poor |
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The U.N. Development Program recently came out with a report looking, among other things, at income inequality worldwide. More from BusinessWeek.com: • A Rebound for China and India's Millionaires • World's Best and Worst Property Markets • The World's Best Places to Live 2009 The UNDP ranked countries and regions based on a number of factors, including their Gini coefficient, named for Italian statistician Corrado Gini. We have listed the world's most advanced economies based on their Gini score, with zero marking absolute equality and 100 absolute inequality. Scandinavian countries, Japan, and the Czech Republic have the least amount of inequality. The U.S. is among the most unequal, but it's not No. 1. To see which economy is, read on. Top 11 Countries With the Biggest Gaps Between Rich and Poor No. 1 Hong Kong No. 2 Singapore No. 3 U.S. No. 4 Israel No. 5 Portugal No. 6 New Zealand No. 7 (tie) Italy No. 7 (tie) Britain No. 9 Australia No. 10 (tie) Ireland No. 10 (tie) Greece http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/107980/countries-with-the-biggest-gaps-between-rich-and-poor |
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The U.N. Development Program recently came out with a report looking, among other things, at income inequality worldwide. More from BusinessWeek.com: • A Rebound for China and India's Millionaires • World's Best and Worst Property Markets • The World's Best Places to Live 2009 The UNDP ranked countries and regions based on a number of factors, including their Gini coefficient, named for Italian statistician Corrado Gini. We have listed the world's most advanced economies based on their Gini score, with zero marking absolute equality and 100 absolute inequality. Scandinavian countries, Japan, and the Czech Republic have the least amount of inequality. The U.S. is among the most unequal, but it's not No. 1. To see which economy is, read on. Top 11 Countries With the Biggest Gaps Between Rich and Poor No. 1 Hong Kong No. 2 Singapore No. 3 U.S. No. 4 Israel No. 5 Portugal No. 6 New Zealand No. 7 (tie) Italy No. 7 (tie) Britain No. 9 Australia No. 10 (tie) Ireland No. 10 (tie) Greece http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/107980/countries-with-the-biggest-gaps-between-rich-and-poor |
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The U.N. Development Program recently came out with a report looking, among other things, at income inequality worldwide. More from BusinessWeek.com: • A Rebound for China and India's Millionaires • World's Best and Worst Property Markets • The World's Best Places to Live 2009 The UNDP ranked countries and regions based on a number of factors, including their Gini coefficient, named for Italian statistician Corrado Gini. We have listed the world's most advanced economies based on their Gini score, with zero marking absolute equality and 100 absolute inequality. Scandinavian countries, Japan, and the Czech Republic have the least amount of inequality. The U.S. is among the most unequal, but it's not No. 1. To see which economy is, read on. Top 11 Countries With the Biggest Gaps Between Rich and Poor No. 1 Hong Kong No. 2 Singapore No. 3 U.S. No. 4 Israel No. 5 Portugal No. 6 New Zealand No. 7 (tie) Italy No. 7 (tie) Britain No. 9 Australia No. 10 (tie) Ireland No. 10 (tie) Greece http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/107980/countries-with-the-biggest-gaps-between-rich-and-poor |
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These are probably also the No1. countries ran by a banking maffia.
The running elite act more like dictators than democratic leaders. I also think, these countries elite gives a false image of the country, because the bigger the gap, the more they are disconnected from the people and reality. |
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Yep those 3 or 4 million jobs saved or created, and the stimulas are working wonders for us!
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GASP! Shame on the rich for being prosperous!! How dare they bust their arse building a business from that began as a very small company. How dare they make money for something they have done!
If I were to become rich because I busted my rump means I'm disconnected from people and reality? Geez people!! |
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Yep those 3 or 4 million jobs saved or created, and the stimulas are working wonders for us! HUH? |
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Yep those 3 or 4 million jobs saved or created, and the stimulas are working wonders for us! HUH? sarcasm. creating more of a gap. |
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GASP! Shame on the rich for being prosperous!! How dare they bust their arse building a business from that began as a very small company. How dare they make money for something they have done! If I were to become rich because I busted my rump means I'm disconnected from people and reality? Geez people!! |
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GASP! Shame on the rich for being prosperous!! How dare they bust their arse building a business from that began as a very small company. How dare they make money for something they have done! If I were to become rich because I busted my rump means I'm disconnected from people and reality? Geez people!! |
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GASP! Shame on the rich for being prosperous!! How dare they bust their arse building a business from that began as a very small company. How dare they make money for something they have done! If I were to become rich because I busted my rump means I'm disconnected from people and reality? Geez people!! Seriously. If you can't understand what she's aaying, there is even less hope for you than I thought. |
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GASP! Shame on the rich for being prosperous!! How dare they bust their arse building a business from that began as a very small company. How dare they make money for something they have done! If I were to become rich because I busted my rump means I'm disconnected from people and reality? Geez people!! Seriously. If you can't understand what she's aaying, there is even less hope for you than I thought. Yep! |
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Just wondered 101---you live in the US?? If so --Why? Seems to be on your hit list.
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