According to
http://www.globalrichlist.com/ if you make more than $32,000 you are among the richest people in the world.
Also if you have more than 1400 bitcoins you can consider yourself among the wealthiest 1% in the world along with the Rockafellers and Venderbuilts.
This is a clear reminder of how poor most of the world is.
Oh wow that was so well put that I had to quote it and point out for anyone else who may have missed your post. That is such a great example of how bad things really are. I commend you for hitting the nail right on the head.
-If you are interested by the subject watch this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znpjVWNjym0 and tell me if you learn something
It shows you that people earning less than 1$/day have a very different life from people earning 5$/day
-In 1947 the average salary in purchasing power and after taxes was higher than it is today in the states :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHDcl5aiGusWithout the spending of the state corruption and bad government regulations, the average salary would be WELL over 100,000$ after taxes