World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam

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[–]SaidOverRed 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Matthew Principal. The top 1% pay x huge amount in taxes. The bottom half of crawfish by size don't blah blah blah

[–]RuckFeddit 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

I just looked this up and this is an economic study with no economic references, it's literally based on the bible and sociology/psychology professors. Can you post a reference to an economist's opinion of the Matthew Principle?

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Dude, if it's in the Bible it's obviously true. 😶

[–]SaidOverRed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Don't go all "trump got elected, I'm literally shaking" on me. It's not discussed in econ 101 but it isn't a secret either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_distribution