Topic: Countries with the Biggest Gaps Between Rich and Poor
Bestinshow's photo
Mon 10/26/09 05:46 PM
The U.N. Development Program recently came out with a report looking, among other things, at income inequality worldwide.

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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

MirrorMirror's photo
Mon 10/26/09 06:34 PM

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

:smile: All conservative republican countries:smile:

Bestinshow's photo
Mon 10/26/09 06:37 PM


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

:smile: All conservative republican countries:smile:
I would think Hong Kong and Singapore are realy city/states and not actualy countries, to me USA is #1

MirrorMirror's photo
Mon 10/26/09 06:41 PM



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

:smile: All conservative republican countries:smile:
I would think Hong Kong and Singapore are realy city/states and not actualy countries, to me USA is #1
:thumbsup:good point:thumbsup: HongKong and Singapore are independent international city-states.:smile:

Atlantis75's photo
Mon 10/26/09 06:43 PM
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.

TJN's photo
Mon 10/26/09 06:52 PM
Yep those 3 or 4 million jobs saved or created, and the stimulas are working wonders for us!drinker

no photo
Mon 10/26/09 06:54 PM
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!!frustrated

InvictusV's photo
Mon 10/26/09 06:56 PM

Yep those 3 or 4 million jobs saved or created, and the stimulas are working wonders for us!drinker


HUH?

TJN's photo
Mon 10/26/09 06:58 PM


Yep those 3 or 4 million jobs saved or created, and the stimulas are working wonders for us!drinker


HUH?

sarcasm. creating more of a gap.

Bestinshow's photo
Mon 10/26/09 06:58 PM

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!!frustrated
Huh?

no photo
Tue 10/27/09 02:26 PM


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!!frustrated
Huh?


slaphead

AndrewAV's photo
Tue 10/27/09 10:09 PM



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!!frustrated
Huh?


slaphead


Seriously. If you can't understand what she's aaying, there is even less hope for you than I thought.

artman48's photo
Tue 10/27/09 10:16 PM




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!!frustrated
Huh?


slaphead


Seriously. If you can't understand what she's aaying, there is even less hope for you than I thought.



Yep!

artman48's photo
Tue 10/27/09 10:18 PM
Just wondered 101---you live in the US?? If so --Why? Seems to be on your hit list.yawn