I find it quite disappointing when we see the state of our world.
A pessimist will predict our future as a wasteland filled without any sign of life. An optimist predicts our future as a peachy world where we use removable energy and fix everything bad.
Though, my biggest fear is that nothing will change- the rich will get richer, the poor will get poorer. Apparently, over the last 5 years, the richest people in the world have earned over 500 billion. Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of the world has lost approximately a trillion dollars.
Here's a quote from an article on CNN:
"The income gap between the richest and poorest is also growing. The poorest 20% of the world -- who live below the extreme poverty line, living on less than $1.90 a day -- barely saw their incomes budge between 1988 and 2011, while the most prosperous 10% enjoyed a 46% jump."
I'm not a genius when it comes to economics, but I know that this isn't acceptable. It's extremely ridiculous, especially since so many rich people are selfish, greedy, and careless.
I know many rich people that don't deserve the money they earn- good examples? Sports players and models. I never understood why they get to gain millions while people working to death get a few dollars a day.
Sure, a lot of people will say "suck it up" or such. Though, I don't see how anyone could ignore such an issue. Most of us complain about little things such as a tomato in your sandwich, or maybe you're stuck with a test. Just kills me when people with a good life complain over nonsense. Makes it worse when the place you're from is filled with poor people(from Jerusalem. The poor people I see there always makes me feel guilty).
It would be nice if there was some balance between the rich and poor. 62 people shouldn't have the same amount of money as 3.5 billion humans. It would also be nice if a lot of people appreciated the life they have.
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12/22/2016- Made a bet with Ganoncrotch that the first 6 months of 2017 will be worse than 2016. A poll will be made to determine the winner. Loser has to take a picture of them imitating their profile picture.