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I Am Poor

While talking with my girlfriend Erica. She recently told me that there are roughly 11 million millionaires on a planet that has roughly 7 billion people living on planet earth.

11,000,000 / 7,000,000,000

=

.00157

This statistic just really got to me. Let's think about it.
How many of the 11 million millionaires believe in God?
How many of the 11 million millionaires tithe 10% each year?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are pastors?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are Christian?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are Jewish?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are Muslim?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are CEO's?
How many of the 11 million millionaires live in the Silicon Valley?
How many of the 11 million millionaires live in California?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are white?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are black?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are Asian?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are native-american?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are Chicano/Latino?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are politicians?
How many of the 11 million millionaires have a philanthropic fund?
How many of the 11 million millionaires ever give back to the rest of the 6,989,000,000?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are US Citizens?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are work?
How many of the 11 million millionaires own land?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are have a portfolio manager?
How many of the 11 million millionaires have bad credit?
How many of the 11 million millionaires bought GOOG at $85?
How many of the 11 million millionaires own a house?
How many of the 11 million millionaires need an interest only loan?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are miserable?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are happy?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are married?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are divorced?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are aimless?
How many of the 11 million millionaires are bored?
How many of the 11 million millionaires work in Hollywood?
How many of the 11 million millionaires play golf?
How many of the 11 million millionaires own a computer?
How many of the 11 million millionaires have a college degree?
How many of the 11 million millionaires have a high school degree?
How many of the 11 million millionaires have a graduate degree?
How many of the 11 million millionaires blog?

Anyways... as being one of the 6,989,000,000 who is not a millionaire, I am amazed with the fact that such a small percentage of people around the world control such a majority of wealth across the world. Isn't this just wrong? The haves own everything and the have nots own nothing. How are we so different from 2000 years ago when God's only son came to this world? Wasn't His mission to change this statistic? Shouldn't Christianity and we Christians change this statistic? The fair distribution of wealth, equal opportunity and access to capital for a loan with a fair interest, and equal distribution of food and shelter should be common basic services which all people can and should fight for. And also encourage those who are part of the 11 million millionaires to give cheerfully to the rest of us bottom feeders. All this analysis just really got to me, is the American dream to be one of the 11 million millionaires? If so, then dear heavenly gracious God please wake us up from this tragic American nightmare!


Enjoy,
Jonathan