[13rules]

It's all relative. I appreciate your perspective and think that many of us should pause to reflect on where we stand in this world.

For example, the poverty line in the U.S. is around $11,000 — that's in the top 13.1% richest people in the world (globalrichlist.com)

[rooshdi]

Although we are one of the wealthiest nations in the world in terms of personal well-being and life expectancy, we are also one of the poorest nations at consuming the world's resources responsibly. We are currently ranked 7th to last in this regard and our overall HPI is 105th in the world. [1]

[1] http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/