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The 10% "richest" people in the world actually includes a lot of pretty poor folks who, in their respective countries, are barely making rent and probably drive
by Steltek 3y ago
The 10% "richest" people in the world actually includes a lot of pretty poor folks who, in their respective countries, are barely making rent and probably drive a beater car to their crappy job. Even the 1% global "richest" is a salary of $60k-80k in the US. Which, while providing a comfortable lifestyle, is not a pay grade associated with private jets and yacht parties. You dress it up as class warfare against the rich but nothing could be further from the truth.
These are the actual facts so yes, I will get annoyed with a false excuse that we're all off the hook for our own actions "because of the rich".
- clnq 3y agoI’m in the 10% and I think if we were required to go more carbon-neutral, there would be businesses to service that need economically at our income. Carbon recapture businesses are already available and the costs are already down to the point where someone earning $50k or so can comfortably buy some offsets, just not their complete offset. That will come, I believe. I’d be happy with an outcome where we are more regulated, and I think climate change needs to be solved, and the top 10% is most capable. There’s no class warfare here. Just facts. The top 10%, myself and many readers of HN inclusive, can move the needle more than most.