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as is done here, Japan is the most internally equitable third of the triad areas. Having more
than $200 a day at your disposal would create an awkward situation - what would you spend
your money on? Would there really be a reason to have quite so much? Does having this
amount of money confirm your success in life? It has been argued by Tim Kasser (2002) that
materialistic values, which are likely if you appear as a speck of colour on this map, actually
decrease your happiness and well-being. He states that, after being able to satisfy your basic
needs, increases in income have little effect on happiness. Thus, whether we take a moral
or self-interested stance, it is not necessary to have this much! To take this series from the
abstract to the real, consider which map you are represented on, which maps your friends
or family might be shown in, where might your acquaintances appear?
Figure 5.27 Territory size shows the proportion of all people living on over PPP US$200 a day
worldwide that lives there (Worldmapper Map 158)
Text Box 5.25: Living on over $200 a Day
In 2002, 53 million people in the world lived in households in receipt of US$200
purchasing power parity (PPP) per day. Of these high earners, 58% lived in the United
States.
Western Europe and South America are also home to quite large populations of high
earners. Within Western Europe the most very high earners live in the UK, Italy and
France. The highest earners of South America live primarily in Brazil and Argentina.
Few very high earners live in Southern Asia, Northern Africa, Eastern Europe and
Central Africa.
I still don't understand how a man can justify awarding himself a 40% pay rise
when he is already on a huge salary, the like of which those of us in the public
sector will never see, especially with a 3% annual pay rise
(Geraldine, 2001)
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