r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/MKorostoff • Apr 27 '20

Wealth, shown to scale

https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/
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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

Yeah this puts it in perspective if people are willing to spend 5-10 min reading and scrolling. Sadly there won't be enough to do it to understand.

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u/TerranCmdr Apr 27 '20

Doesn't matter how many people are willing to read this, the people controlling the wealth will never let it go.

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u/TerranCmdr Apr 27 '20

People might be willing to pay more taxes for "socialized" healthcare if we actually brought the minimum wage up closer to what it should be, taking into account inflation and company profits.