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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Money Seattle Is Nigeria

Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM

Seattle has the same level of income inequality as Nigeria. Seattle also has about the same GDP as Nigeria, $230 billion. Seattle, however, has about 3.7 million people and Nigeria has 162 million. (The Seattle in my post, and this may not be true in Atlantic's, but I'm almost certain it is, also includes its metropolitan area.)

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Thanks to TV Dinner for the tip.

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Seattle has about 600k people. The Puget Sound, much larger than Seattle alone, has the numbers Charles is talking about.

Also, please get a real camera Charles. You take the worst pics.

Posted by kgdlg on October 9, 2012 at 12:52 PM

I don't understand the point. Should we all be equal financially? I spend all my money on booze, should I there for be allowed to have your money too? Because you have more than me and that's not equal?

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on October 9, 2012 at 12:56 PM

@2,

The point is that societies with low income inequality are healthier, happier, and more stable than those with high inequality. But since you love the status quo in this "KKKuntree", obviously that is not something you can understand.

Posted by keshmeshi on October 9, 2012 at 1:38 PM

Exactly, @1. It's not like a $3.5 million house burnt down, the resulting fire damaging the adjacent $5.1 million house and a third house, while we have homeless people sleeping on my street.

Oh.

Wait ...

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 9, 2012 at 1:54 PM

Pop density Nigeria 173.94 / km2

Pop density Seattle 2,593.5/km

Nigerians get more.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 9, 2012 at 3:41 PM

#3 America is stable and a beacon for many in the world despite your hating it, what are you talking about, you have no clue. YOU may think America is a KKK country but I don't. America is not perfect, but if you hate America so much move to Nigeria or some country with a lower income inequality ratio. Good luck sucker.

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on October 9, 2012 at 5:06 PM

What ever the USA may be, tons of people are still dying to come here. I wonder how the WIC cards, shelters, and free food are in Nigeria?...besides the USAID that is.

Posted by Lew Siffer on October 9, 2012 at 6:30 PM

Jesus. With posts like this, it gives us some sense of just how hard the editors must work over your articles to make them somewhat coherent before going to print.

Posted by Knat on October 9, 2012 at 8:56 PM