I stumbled across this tonight (in China) and it helps to put things into perspective. Yes, the economic downturn in America is bad. Yes, things are more expensive for the standard of living most of us live. Yes, paying large percentages of our paychecks for taxes is no fun.
But check this out:
How rich am I?
Put in your salary. Pretty high up there, eh?
Put in $730 ($2/day) You would still be better off than 40% of the world. Are you kidding me? Next time you get 2 items off the dollar menu at McDonald's, realize that is more than what 40% of the world lives on. Wow. That makes me sad. I used to love getting two double cheeseburgers for lunch in the States. It is hard to fathom that so many people in this world have less than that.
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