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Inequality In America Is Worse Than In Egypt, Tunisia Or Yemen

 
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Inequality In America Is Worse Than In Egypt, Tunisia Or Yemen
January 29, 2011 "Washington's Blog" - - Egyptian, Tunisian and Yemeni protesters all say that inequality is one of the main reasons they're protesting.

However, the U.S. actually has much greater inequality than in any of those countries.

Specifically, the "Gini Coefficient" - the figure economists use to measure inequality - is higher in the U.S.

Tunisia is ranked the 62nd most unequal country, with a Gini Coefficient of 40.
Yemen is ranked 76th most unequal, with a Gini Coefficient of 37.7.
And Egypt is ranked as the 90th most unequal country, with a Gini Coefficient of around 34.4.

And inequality in the U.S. has soared in the last couple of years, since the Gini Coefficient was last calculated, so it is undoubtedly currently much higher.


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Re: Inequality In America Is Worse Than In Egypt, Tunisia Or Yemen
oh yeah we got it so bad over here. you've obviously never left this country fuckin whiny piece of shit
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01/29/2011 09:38 PM
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Re: Inequality In America Is Worse Than In Egypt, Tunisia Or Yemen
oh yeah we got it so bad over here. you've obviously never left this country fuckin whiny piece of shit
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well i guess we know what side of the inequality you stand on...lol
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Re: Inequality In America Is Worse Than In Egypt, Tunisia Or Yemen
It is true America worked towards a very big gap in the ultimate rich and the average worker.
But the average worker has much more and is in no fear for food, housing and safety. In Egypt and other countries that is way different. They also have nothing for the jobless, no welfare. The crisis just means no food for lots of people.

I would vote for the income gap getting reduced if I was a US citizen. The unequality is mindblowing. But it doesn't seem to bother most conservatives and people on the right.
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Re: Inequality In America Is Worse Than In Egypt, Tunisia Or Yemen
American poor people are the richest poor people in the world.
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01/29/2011 09:47 PM
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Re: Inequality In America Is Worse Than In Egypt, Tunisia Or Yemen

It is true America worked towards a very big gap in the ultimate rich and the average worker.
But the average worker has much more and is in no fear for food, housing and safety. In Egypt and other countries that is way different. They also have nothing for the jobless, no welfare. The crisis just means no food for lots of people.
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give it time, maybe not much time, and people here will be living in the same conditions.......





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