Hello
I'm just posting this to ask a favour of you in regards to my dissertation research.
If you could spare a minute of your time to fill in a survey I have created, it would be hugely appreciated!
The link to the survey is:
Thank you!
Also, seeing how this is a business blog, I thought I might draw your attention to the Forbes rich list article from the BBC website:
The richest man on the planet, Carlos Slim saw his personal wealth rise £12.65bn this year. To think that any one person is deserving of that amount of wealth is a tough pill to swallow. Surely this amount of money is doomed to be hoarded, generating little benefit to the rest of society. Hats off to the man, he has divulged in philanthropic activities and has been quoted as having little care for rich lists, it just amazes me that he has gained this amount of wealth in a country where per capita income is less than $15,000 a year. How have we let the world get to a state where rich are allowed to prosper to such an extent? From this article that dates back to 2006, the UN highlights that 1% of the global population holds 40% of its wealth.
Personally I think it has become out of control. I don’t want to come across as a raving Socialist, but how can this be right? To quote The Wire, “F**k "right," it ain't about "right," it's about money”. How depressingly accurate...
The link seems to be unclear in the text regarding the world wealth figures. Here's the article:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2006/dec/06/business.internationalnews
I'm glad I came across this Blog. The truth is that there are so many individuals on this planet that have more money than anyone could ever manage.
ReplyDeleteAverage Joe works hard to get qualifications, prays for chances to get work so he can earn money to be a success, live in a nice house, bring up a family... chances are no matter how hard he works or how intelligent he is, he will not even earn 1% of the wealth these people have.
The truth is that nobody deserves that much money to themselves. No doubt they invest in other companies which help them succeed, create jobs and improve the economy, as well as give huge amounts to charities, but this is still not enough. Year on year they will make unspeakable amounts of money while the rest of us spend our lives worrying about making enough to survive.
'Money doesn't make you happy' is by far the biggest untruth of all the sayings. It does make you happy, of course it does.
All we can do is keep trying to make more of it to be happier and live a better life...