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"Single's Inferno" Choi Mina Sue's Extremely Affluent Family Revealed Through Her Aunt #Affluent #Aunt #Choi #Extremely #Family #Inferno #Mina #Revealed #Singles #sues
https://kpopnewshub.com/singles-inferno-choi-mina-sues-extremely-affluent-family-revealed-through-her-aunt/?fsp_sid=10460

“while the #economy is growing thanks to #AI spending, it’s a #K-shaped #expansion: People who were already #affluent are becoming more so, but the less well-off are under severe pressure” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-us-eco...

The U.S. Economy is in Worse S...

Wealthy NZ family member guilty of having child abuse images given sentence discount for donation

The donations were made on June 9, 2025, and he had been due for sentencing on June 13.…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #50400 #Abuse #affluent #before #charities #child #convicted #court #days #discount #documents #donation #extreme #family #for #gave #given #guilty #having #images #material #member #NewZealand #NZ #of #reveal #sentence #sentenced #wealthy #zealand
https://www.newsbeep.com/140264/

‘Unexplained’: Woman found dead in Parnell apartment block

Officers carry equipment inside an apartment block on Cracroft St, Parnell after a woman died in “unexplained” circumstances…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #affluent #apartment #auckland #been #block #circumstances #dead #found #in #NewZealand #NZ #parnell #suburb #unclear #unexplained #woman
https://www.newsbeep.com/46434/

Day 27 cont 💰🏡🥩🥔🥕🍠

“#PeterDutton said there was “a lot of anger in the #suburbs,” with many families unable to put #food on the table.

“That’s the reality of life for many Australians under #AnthonyAlbanese, and I think there are many Australians in outer #metropolitan areas who feel that this prime minister hasn’t been honest, he’s out of his depth, that he has prioritised the interests of #Greens voters in inner city, #Sydney and #Melbourne, many of whom are quite #affluent.”

The opposition leader said Albanese had abandoned people in regions and in the outer suburbs.

“We see families who are doing it hard, they’re not going to vote for Labor this time, and they may have been Labor voters all their lives.”

#AusPol / #HousingCrisis / #food / #basics <https://archive.md/l3itm > / <https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/federal-election-2025-live-updates-albanese-dutton-resume-campaign-after-hecklers-disrupt-welcome-to-country-at-anzac-day-services-20250425-p5lucj.html?post=p58jxq#p58jxq> (paywall)

#Pedestrian fatalities have risen 83% from a low in 2009. Bigger, heavier #SUV s & distraction play a part.

The largest factor is night-time speed on urban arterial routes, common in older, socially #deprived, multifamily housing & "arts/entertainment/food/accommodations" #neighborhoods, disproportionately affecting less #affluent people.

#Cars are prioritized over #walkers & #cyclists, with a lack of sidewalks & crossings on wide roads with retail locations.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/02/common-factors-link-rise-in-pedestrian-deaths-fixing-them-will-be-tough/

#Giving Away #Money Is #Good for You

Excess #wealth is associated with lower #empathy, #addiction and even #unhappiness. Among #affluent young people, a #radical movement of extreme #generosity is on the rise.

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/giving-away-money-is-good-for-you/

Advancing #technology was sold to us under the idea that it would lift everyone out of #drudgery, but as we can all plainly see, it was only ever intended to elevate a select #elite and reduce the rest of us to drudges to serve the #ruling and #affluent #monopoly #ownership classes, their mandarins, and their machines.

America is now a #ThirdWorld #colonial extraction #economy. The sun will always set on any #empire, given enough time and enough #weapons in the hands of the colonized.

Of course, #colorful and #beautiful things can also be #affluent:

1. A silver plate shaped like plantain leaf with food offerings ("naiwedya"). Offered here, clockwise from left top: paayasa, kosambari, chitraanna, palya

2. A decorated idol of Krishna in a silver encasing ("mantapa")

#photography #amateur #rituals #hindu

A silver plate shaped like a plantain leaf, placed on a warm flooring. Four round cups on the plate, each with a different food item.

A closeup of a bronze/gold colored idol of a Hindu deity. The idol is placed inside a silver enclosing and decorated with a variety of beaded necklaces and a stone-filled crown. There is also a colorful flower garland.

Victorian government to rezone #affluent areas in bid to attract ‘locked out’ young people to 50 suburbs | #housingcrisis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/20/victorian-government-rezone-planning-brighton-toorak?CMP=share_btn_url

Higher prices have proved to be
🆘 one shock too many for the #poor, while
❇️ the #affluent grumble and go about their lives.

The end of pandemic-era benefits, including the expanded child tax credit, which expired in 2021, pushed an estimated 3 million children in the United States back into the poverty they had only recently escaped.

Median household income, adjusted for inflation, fell in 2022 for the third consecutive year, according to the Census Bureau.
 “We talk about being more divided than ever. I don’t know if it’s a Republican or a Democrat divide.

It’s a class divide.

People are #desperate or they’re #inconvenienced.

You’re one or the other,” said Chris Groner, 51, the Erie PA director of development finance.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/17/erie-politics-inflation-left-behind/

Mastodon Biography: Bruce Lee
Source: https://linktr.ee/MoreCelebs

Despite being raised in an 💰 affluent family, 🟡⚫️ Bruce Lee was involved in a lot of 👊🏻 street fights and 🔪 gang rivalries. This led him to seek 🥋 martial arts training, but his path would soon take an ⤴️ unexpected turn...

#silverspoon #affluent #affluence #family #familyvalues #streetlife #streetfighter #mortalkombat #rivalry #rival #triad #triads #chinese #mafia #organizedcrime #martialarts #kungfu #bjj #boxing #karate #kickboxing

#WeHoPride #parade-goers talk #joy and #inclusivity, #trans #rights and a thread of #fear

“WeHo specifically tends to be a #Boystown,” said Vinson, speaking of #WestHollywood’s #reputation as primarily a #hotspot for #affluent #white #gay #men. “It’s really important for there to be visibility of #gay #women and #nonbinary [people].”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Pride #PrideMonth #Society #Representation #Culture

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-03/west-hollywood-pride-parade-2024-inclusivity-trans-rights

SMH: #Wealthy #WhiteFolks Take This #DrasticMeasure to Get Away From #helping #Black #Neighbors.

After a decade-long #battle, the #State #SupremeCourt says that the predominantly #white and #affluent part of #BatonRogue can #breakoff to form new #city.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Louisiana #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #ThePartyOfHate #BlackMastodon

https://www.theroot.com/smh-wealthy-white-folks-take-this-drastic-measure-to-g-1851446092

The world can no longer afford two things:
🔸the costs of economic inequality;
🔸and the rich.

Between 2020 and 2022, the world’s most affluent 1% of people captured nearly twice as much of the new global wealth created as did the other 99% of individuals put together
And in 2019 they emitted as much #carbon #dioxide as the poorest two-thirds of humanity.
In the decade to 2022, the world’s billionaires more than doubled their wealth, to almost US$12 trillion.

The evidence gathered by social epidemiologists, including us, shows that large differences in income are a powerful #social #stressor that is increasingly rendering societies dysfunctional.
For example, bigger gaps between rich and poor are accompanied by higher rates of #homicide and #imprisonment.
They also correspond to more #infant #mortality, #obesity, #drug #abuse and @COVID-19 #deaths, as well as higher rates of teenage pregnancy and lower levels of child well-being, social mobility and public trust
The #homicide rate in the United States
— the most unequal Western democracy
— is more than 11 times that in Norway (see go.nature.com/49fuujr).
#Imprisonment rates are ten times as high, and infant mortality and obesity rates twice as high.

These problems don’t just hit the poorest individuals, although the poorest are most badly affected.
Even #affluent people would enjoy a better quality of life if they lived in a country with a more equal distribution of wealth, similar to a Scandinavian nation.
They might see improvements in their mental health and have a reduced chance of becoming victims of violence; their children might do better at school and be less likely to take dangerous drugs.

The costs of inequality are also excruciatingly high for #governments.
For example, the Equality Trust, a charity based in London (of which we are patrons and co-founders), estimated that the United Kingdom alone could save more than £100 billion ($126 billion) per year if it reduced its inequalities to the average of those in the five countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that have the smallest income differentials
— Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands5.
And that is considering just four areas: greater number of years lived in full health, better mental health, reduced homicide rates and lower imprisonment rates.
Many commentators have drawn attention to the environmental need to limit economic growth and instead prioritize sustainability and well-being.
Here we argue that tackling inequality is the foremost task of that transformation.
Greater @equality will reduce unhealthy and excess consumption, and will increase the #solidarity and #cohesion that are needed to make societies more adaptable in the face of climate and other emergencies.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00723-3

@rodhilton
You know, where I am (not sure if in other countries) #McDonalds rolled out something similar, where they charged more in places where they could get away with it. Of course, this would be in #poor areas - the #affluent (or as #KathAndKim call them, #effluent😂) rarely have Macca's! I've boycotted them ever since - been nearly 20 years now (don't know if they still do it, but there's health reasons as well to just keep going with the boycott anyway - lost 40kg with various changes)

Did you know that during the time of the Khmer Rouge’s “#revolution”, #death might come for wearing glasses?

The #Cambodian #crimes under Pol Pot were based on the idea that the #peasant class were due to triumph over the #rich.

The KR fighters targeted anyone too #affluent to benefit the revolution, too soft (not suitable for manual labour) & too #educated - as suspected by wearing glasses.

It was not a death sentence to have them, but it didn't help. Some 2 mil people died.

#history #asia

Only #affluent #cishet able white #homeowners could have made this sign, the people who are the only ones who benefit from #patriarchy, #whitesupremacy, #disarmament of the people, and #militarized #police, and the disgusting #culturalappropriation of #LGBT #symbolism here is a obvious tell.