Well it was the "global rich list" - I don't know who is behind
   it:
   http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/050615/are-you-top-one-percent-world.asp
   and really, that the $34000 puts us in the top 1% of the world
   shouldn't be surprising. It points to the EXTREME unbelievable
   poverty that exists in the majority of the world. Poverty we
   just can't fathom. Doesn't mean we shouldn't fight for our own
   of course - I mean if you're in the USA, it's far less likely
   we'll ever experience the kinds of poverty that are commonplace
   elsewhere. It just puts it into perspective a bit for me. == Oh
   I'm not saying "shut up and deal with it". We should fight for
   our own, for homelessness in our own country. We should fight
   against worker injustice here in the USA. It makes lives for
   people in our country better. After all, we can't fix the entire
   planet. It's just for me, personally, it keeps me from always
   looking at the top of the pyramid and saying, "How come I'm not
   there?" while not looking below me and seeing that I'm only
   three stones away from the top of a VERY tall pyramid. No, I'm
   not saying things could be worse to others. I'm saying it for
   myself and sharing my findings with you.