Wealth Inequality Gifts

The Distribution of Wealth in the United States Expressed as Peanut Butter in a Sandwich.

"I have my pants put on one leg at a time."

'The meek may inherit the earth, Appleby, but not till I'm bloody well done with it.'

Noblesse Oblige Explained

"Social distancing? That's avoiding the poor people isn't it?"

Rich vs poor

Surveys and economic interests

"When I get money, it's good for the economy! IF you get money, it's inflationary!"

"Comparing our salaries with the workers' salaries makes me cry...with laughter!"

"The rich get richer. The poor get poorer. Everything else is just hype."

The rich, the poor and the terrorist...

Public Toilet/Private Toilet.

"I just feel full of rage...loathing, anger, frustration."

"Are you comfortable with your executive salary?"

"Why should our kids feel entitled to the lives our parents worked so hard to provide for us?"

Trump Plaza: Hotel & Presidency

Shared Sacrifice

"We'll discuss the ethics of the matter if you're sure you want to open that can of worms."

"Yeah? So how large is your carbon footprint?"

"Life isn't fair, and that's what makes it fun."

"Let's face it, Tom. A society that's paying its Frank Sinatras and Johnny Carsons more than its yous and mes is out of whack."

"So, even after we've bought us a new car, our lives remain fundamentally unchanged."

"What's wrong, girl? Trouble? Rachel can't decide which private school to attend?" "Upper West Side Lassie"

"When I said that if only poor people worked a little harder they might get some money, I didn't mean my money."

"...and the asparagus this evening is delightful. It's been simmering all day in the tears of the poor."

"The problem with capitalism is the unequal sharing of wealth. The problem with socialism is the equal sharing of wealth..."

How Trickle Down Economics Work

People, please listen. I'm talkin 'bout the income gap. The top one percent of Americans get one third of the nation's income, over double what they got in 1980. One-third. The income for the top 0.01% is 196 times the bottom 90%. Your wages have stagnated and the super-duper rich have gotten super-duper richer! How can you possibly swallow your coffee? Because you're making me do math before noon!

Oil in Nigeria.

Ryan Crossing

Oxfam report shows the 8 richest men as much wealth as the poorer half of humanity.

Oligarchy

"Looks like charity is the transfer of money from poor people in rich counties to rich people in poor countries."

Poor man and rich man

The Poor Man Donating Love to the Rich