Thursday, February 13, 2014
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yahoo | Bud Konheim has a message for all of the 99 percenters: You're luckier than you think.
Konheim, CEO and co-founder of luxury-fashion company Nicole Miller, said on CNBC's " Squawk Box "
on Wednesday that Americans not in the top 1 percent would be
considered wealthy in most of the world. He said the 99ers should stop
complaining and understand how lucky they are.
"We've
got a country that the poverty level is wealth in 99 percent of the
rest of the world," he said. "So we're talking about woe is me, woe is
us, woe is this." He added that "the guy that's making, oh my God, he's
making $35,000 a year, why don't we try that out in India or some
countries we can't even name. China, anyplace, the guy is wealthy."
Konheim's
comments are sure to provoke the inequality crusaders. After all, here
is the wealthy CEO of a luxury company that sells $800 sequined dresses
and $250 clutches saying that people who make $35,000 a year should be
grateful.
But he happens to be
correct--at least if you look at only the income numbers. In the U.S.,
you need around $500,000 in annual income to be in the top 1 percent.
Globally, income of $34,000 a year gets you in the top 1 percent,
according Branko Milanovic, a World Bank economist.
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February 13, 2014
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