While I’m not sure what I think about the Occupy Wall Street movement, I was reading an article the other day about how Americans have recently increased their spending by using their savings. This, (among many other articles) constantly reminds me of an overarching question: Is our global economy too far gone to save? In some ways, it is the subtext of our time. With this in mind, I did some rudimentary math and created the following graphic. Feel free to steal, borrow, and share!
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You are right – that’s why people are fed up. Profit is one thing, but this is clear and blatant GREED. No excuses!!
Comment by Gisela — November 19, 2011 @ 6:47 pm