IS YOUR ANNUAL POST-TAX INCOME > RM 85 K?

Global inequality is huge — but so is the opportunity for people in high-income countries to support poor people

When we think of global inequality, it's easy to picture “the rich” as someone else — those with garages full of sports cars or taking private trips to space.

But the richest tenth of the world includes us and likely many others who don’t intuitively think of themselves as “the rich”.

For a one-person household, an annual post-tax income of $20,000 [RM 85,000] puts you in this category.

"People in high-income countries could dramatically improve lives worldwide with minimal financial commitment, yet few do."

Realizing this is both sobering and empowering. It means we're not just observers of global inequality — we're participants with big levers to act on it. We can reduce it. We’ll explore three avenues through which we can use this opportunity to support others.

1. Support global redistribution through government foreign aid

2. Address global inequality through charitable giving

3 – Raise awareness of global inequality

Food for thought....

Full article at link below....

https://ourworldindata.org/global-inequality-opportunity-to-give?utm_source=OWID+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c794961a1d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2e166c1fc1-c794961a1d-533195617