Rich list hit by economic crisis

Months_man · 12-03-2009, 12:37 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7938227.stm

wonder if they are struggling to get a mortgage?

Is a story like this supposed to make us normal people feel better?

ShortStraw · 12-03-2009, 01:33 PM

For those sorts of numbers I doubt they really notice to be honest. It would be like us dropping 50p out on the street and leaving it there as we don't want to look really stingy by picking it up.

Months_man · 12-03-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortStraw

For those sorts of numbers I doubt they really notice to be honest. It would be like us dropping 50p out on the street and leaving it there as we don't want to look really stingy by picking it up.

I remember being told a few years ago that if Bill Gates dropped a $100 bill, in the time it took him to pick it up, he would have made almost five times the amount. Its staggering the sums of money that these guys make and loose.

ShortStraw · 13-03-2009, 05:06 PM

I would happily be employed as the person that picks up Bill's $100 notes for him.

curleyted · 14-03-2009, 10:06 PM

You can tell we're in a recession, now anyone that has any money is vilified as evil by the media and has obviously earnt their money by screwing up the economy in some way.

The fact is, most haven't. And those high earners that lead companies CAN earn that wage fairly whilst steering a profitable company.

We need to move away fast from the idea that being rich is wrong.