{"id":695,"date":"2018-05-08T14:36:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T20:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/textor.ca\/?p=695"},"modified":"2018-09-11T12:19:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T18:19:33","slug":"people-on-opposite-sides-of-the-globe-with-the-same-income-level-live-very-similarly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.textor.ca\/people-on-opposite-sides-of-the-globe-with-the-same-income-level-live-very-similarly\/","title":{"rendered":"People on opposite sides of the globe with the same income level live very similarly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visit dollar street to find how income affects how people live. Also startling… everyone in a 1st world nation is considered RICH! And unfortunately we take a lot for granted; like having a toothbrush. Bill Gates introduces the Dollar Street site here<\/a>.\u00a0 Explore Dollar Street in full here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(11Sep2018 edit) The book\u00a0Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World\u2014and Why Things Are Better Than You Think\u00a0<\/em>by Hans Rosling describes the 4 levels of income groups and explains the kind of life these people have (similar to Dollar Street). Explore these income groups (which replaces the concept of developing vs developed world):\u00a0https:\/\/www.gatesnotes.com\/Books\/Factfulness<\/a><\/p>\n

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Visit dollar street to find how income affects how people live. Also startling… everyone in a 1st world nation is considered RICH! And unfortunately we take a lot for granted; like having a toothbrush. Bill Gates introduces the Dollar Street site here.\u00a0 Explore Dollar Street in full here. (11Sep2018 edit) The book\u00a0Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re … <\/p>\n