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I used to work Fortune 10.

So did I. Funny thing is that while I no longer work for a Fortune 10, I haven't changed my job. :blink:

Did you get outsourced out to a different company or is your employer not doing so well?

The latter. :cry:

That sucks.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

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Causes according to census

Financial Difficulty (10%)

Now compare that to the US.

The unemployed indefinitely received $852.72 USD per month in welfare. $1539 USD for a unemployed couple.

+ $207 USD rent assistance.

+ $4.50 Medication cost and health covered.

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

The Human Development Index (HDI) is an index used to rank countries by level of "human development", which usually also implies whether a country is developed, developing, or underdeveloped.

AUS: 2nd in the world and rising.

USA: 13th and dropping

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Legatum Prosperity Index

The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking developed by the Legatum Institute of 104 countries, according to a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth, personal wellbeing, and quality of life.

AUS: 1st

USA: 6th and dropping

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According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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I used to work Fortune 10.

So did I. Funny thing is that while I no longer work for a Fortune 10, I haven't changed my job. :blink:

Did you get outsourced out to a different company or is your employer not doing so well?

HTTP 500 INTERNAL SERVER ERROR

THERE IS NO HOMELESSNESS IN AUSTRALIA. OBJECT REFERENCE NOT FOUND.

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R.I.P Spooky 2004-2015

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I used to work Fortune 10.

So did I. Funny thing is that while I no longer work for a Fortune 10, I haven't changed my job. :blink:

Did you get outsourced out to a different company or is your employer not doing so well?

The latter. :cry:

That sucks.

To be honest, though, not much has changed.

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w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r   123

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I used to work Fortune 10.

So did I. Funny thing is that while I no longer work for a Fortune 10, I haven't changed my job. :blink:

Did you get outsourced out to a different company or is your employer not doing so well?

The latter. :cry:

That sucks.

To be honest, though, not much has changed.

It hasn't affected compensation?

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

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14.7% of Australian children live in poverty. AJ, I hope this link works. Perhaps your company is blocking any negative info??

http://www.fightpoverty.mmbrico.com/facts/australia.html

I think BY's daddy might own some stock here :unsure:

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I used to work Fortune 10.

So did I. Funny thing is that while I no longer work for a Fortune 10, I haven't changed my job. :blink:

Did you get outsourced out to a different company or is your employer not doing so well?

The latter. :cry:

That sucks.

To be honest, though, not much has changed.

It hasn't affected compensation?

Not really. There are much tighter restrictions on T&E than was the case historically. I used to travel 4-5 times a year and now it's more like 1-2 times. Don't care much for these trips anyways. Certainly not now where the administrative part to actually get a trip approved takes longer than the trip itself.

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14.7% of Australian children live in poverty. AJ, I hope this link works. Perhaps your company is blocking any negative info??

http://www.fightpoverty.mmbrico.com/facts/australia.html

  • To be considered in poverty in Aus, a family of two has to be making under $37,033 USD.
  • To be considered in poverty in the US, a family of two has to be making under $22,050

Therefore, using Australia poverty guidelines, 40% of US working households are considered to be in poverty.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_inc...e_United_States

Edited by Booyah!

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r   123

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I used to work Fortune 10.

So did I. Funny thing is that while I no longer work for a Fortune 10, I haven't changed my job. :blink:

Did you get outsourced out to a different company or is your employer not doing so well?

The latter. :cry:

That sucks.

To be honest, though, not much has changed.

It hasn't affected compensation?

Not really. There are much tighter restrictions on T&E than was the case historically. I used to travel 4-5 times a year and now it's more like 1-2 times. Don't care much for these trips anyways. Certainly not now where the administrative part to actually get a trip approved takes longer than the trip itself.

Interesting. My employer varies compensation tremendously depending on operating income.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_inc...e_United_States

Average household income in the US is $44,389

Average salary per person in Aus is now $53K

International Education Index

Australia: 1st

US: 19th

Legatum Prosperity Index

Australia: 1st

US: 6th

Human Development Index

Australia: 2th

US: 13th

Democracy Index

Australia: 10th

US: 18th

Unemployment

Australia: 5.8%

US: 10.2%

Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)

Australia: $47,400

US: $46,859

Edited by Booyah!

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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I used to work Fortune 10.

So did I. Funny thing is that while I no longer work for a Fortune 10, I haven't changed my job. :blink:

Did you get outsourced out to a different company or is your employer not doing so well?

The latter. :cry:

That sucks.

To be honest, though, not much has changed.

It hasn't affected compensation?

Not really. There are much tighter restrictions on T&E than was the case historically. I used to travel 4-5 times a year and now it's more like 1-2 times. Don't care much for these trips anyways. Certainly not now where the administrative part to actually get a trip approved takes longer than the trip itself.

Interesting. My employer varies compensation tremendously depending on operating income.

Same here depending on what one's base / bonus composition happens to be.

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AJ, this is an interesting read if you have a few minutes. Surprisingly, poverty is on the rise. I have heard over and over that there are no homeless or poor down under, that it is quite surprising to read a few of these articles I have posted.

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44312

R.I.P Spooky 2004-2015

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AJ, this is an interesting read if you have a few minutes. Surprisingly, poverty is on the rise. I have heard over and over that there are no homeless or poor down under, that it is quite surprising to read a few of these articles I have posted.

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44312

That is fascinating. I am pretty sure though that this homelessness and poverty down under is concentrated in the non-human or sub-human populations like the Lebanese.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

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