2% of the population owns 50% of the wealth. We've all heard or read of scary statistics like this, but I think few people really realize what these figures mean and how they explain the world in which we live. To try to give a graphic idea of \u200b\u200bthe extent to which this explains the planet we inhabit, I am going to make a comparison with the heights of people. Is my financial Christmas Carol.
In the world we live in is high and low, as there are rich and poor, right? One might think so, but the answer is no, that is not equal. The height is distributed according to a bell curve: On opposite ends are the world's tallest man a Chinese pastor of 55 years that measures just over 2.36 meters (see photo) and the man lowest in the world, Dominican actor Nelson de la Rosa, certified by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's smallest man, 54 inches tall. Between these two extremes we find the others. Often one tends to think intuitively that wealth is distributed in a similar way, people very rich and very poor among others. Let's see if it is true, what would happen in a world in which the height as it does bestow wealth on the planet Earth, if 2% of the population would hold 50% of the height available.
For this Christmas fable, imagine a world of 100 people where the average height is 1.70 meters. In a normal world would have the highest with 2.36 meters and the lowest of 54 centimeters, and in between everyone else. But in my world of Christmas fable, as in the distribution of wealth on Earth, two percent, or two people, a couple, own 50% of global stature. So, this couple, whom we shall call Pocero Pocero and because it is a story Christmas very English, own 50% of the overall height is 1.70 multiplied by 100 and 170 meters, divided by two, 85 feet. including two total of 85 meters, leaving to the other 98 people in Pocerolandia another 85 meters. This means that Pocero, which is a little taller than his wife, is 45 meters and women's 40 meters. The rest of the people measured an average of 85 meters between 98 people, or 86 centimeters. Well, now try to imagine what that means for the distribution of power on Earth. To give you an idea, 40 or 45 meters is the size of a building 10 or 12 floors. Imagine that in this world of fable ye had a problem with the power and you must fight vieseis against him. Or simply wanted to "grow" and unwilling Pocero. The fight would be similar to that of a toddler, an average height of 86 cm , against a 12-story building! If it is difficult for a toddler to his father, 170 cm, how will the distribution of power in the land if the fight is between children from 2 years against giants as tall as 12 storey buildings? Obviously, Pocerolandia, these giants of over 40 meters are known all together and it is not difficult to imagine that they have totally enslaved to the poor pygmies of 86 centimeters. Soon Pocerolandia tell you more stories, but let me end with a reflection:
If you think a moment in this view, theories slavery as Bilderberg club that I always seemed rather paranoid, does not seem far less paranoid? Ummmm ... Perhaps only more difficult to prove, because the wealth is not as inescapable as height and these giants are not stupid ... Pocerolandia exciting world ...
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