Friday, August 25, 2006

Career Update

So, I finally got a raise.

I am now the 350,833,334th richest person in the world.
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10 comments:

tully said...

Congratulations! Does this make you part of the tier that pays 50% of the taxes and pulls Cheney's puppet strings as Cheney pulls the Presidents' puppet strings? Don't let the power go to your head now!

5:34 PM
DJRainDog said...

I have a clue where that puts you, Andy, and I don't know how you can live in this town on that. I'm all for working for a good cause, but not when it benefits everyone EXCEPT yourself.

5:59 PM
Courtney said...

You're richer than I am.... but then, I have a sugar daddy.

6:06 PM
Andy said...

LC: no, I think for Dick Cheney to care, I'd have to be in the top 1% of global earners. I'm barely in the top 6%.

DJ: Rub it the fuck in, why don't you.

6:08 PM
DJRainDog said...

I'm just saying I'm sure you could do better for yourself, working less hard/less often/under better circumstances/doing something for which you're more qualified, for people who value your time, effort, and other contributions more. That's all.

7:37 PM
Gino said...

its all relative.
it says i'm in the top 1%, but i still need to more than double that to buy a very standard 40yr old home in my county. or any other county near me.

10:03 PM
Andy said...

You're right, it is all relative. Try being in the top 6% in Manhattan.

6:33 PM
Gino said...

oops, i wasnt talking bout your,or my, income.

i was just making the point that being rich isnt necessarily so.

income doesnt make 'rich'. accumulated wealth does.

7:30 PM
Elizabeth said...

I'm wondering if I could divide up our household income among the four of us....which puts us each in the top 12% instead of the top 1%. Rich isn't rich if you can't choose what to do with it....the government won't allow us to just put up a little shack to live in and put it anywhere; we have to own the land, or rent it, and the building has to be up to code, etc.

But still. We in the US have a lot to learn.

8:43 PM
Andy said...

E: you're absolutely right. That is basically the gist of the post that's been trying to work itself out of my brain for the past couple of weeks but just hasn't worked. A big part of my stress is my inability to balance my gratitude for the many blessings I have with my desire for a more comfortable life.

9:58 AM

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