the gap between rich people and poor people

Are you rich because the poor can see the gap .

Ionus wrote:

Are you rich because the poor can see the gap .

Tell me something...Why are there more TVs , computers and cell phones per household than there are indoor toilets?

Why are there more TVs , computers and cell phones per household than there are indoor toilets?

Tell me something...Why are there more TVs , computers and cell phones per household than there are indoor toilets?

the rich are different.
they have more money.
f scott fitzgerald

Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different.

-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Rich Boy, All the Sad Young Men

The rich are different. They have more money - f scott fitzgerald

People who are rich have more of key hormone so are likely to live longer, study suggests.
DHEAS - or dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate - is produced by the brain, adrenal glands and sexual organs and is a guide to life expectancy.

Researchers from University College London, working on the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, found evidence that biological ageing is slower among people with better socio-economic circumstances.

It found that the wealthier people were, the higher their levels of DHEAS.

The discovery raises the possibility that the hormone could be artificially produced and used to make people live longer.

The scientists also found that those with higher levels of it tended to do greater amounts of exercise, lead a more active life with lots of pastimes, and have more friends and family.

Production of it is greatest during childhood and the teenage years, before it gradually declines through adult life - by the age of 80 it could be just 10 per cent of the peak level of teenagers.

Having more DHEAS in the body is linked to a better memory and ability to cope with mental tasks, particularly in men.

The research also found higher levels of a second hormone - growth factor I (IGF-I) - in those who are wealthier.

Separately, the same study found that the amount of money that older people spend on essential items such as food and fuel has "increased significantly" during the past five years.

A quarter of households aged over 50 in England saw a jump of 10% or more in the amount they spent on basic items between 2004/05 and 2008/09, with spending on domestic fuel soaring by a third in real terms.

Unsurprisingly, the poorest households have been most affected by the rising cost of living, according to the ELSA.

Professor Sir Michael Marmot, of UCL's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, said: "Food and fuel make up a considerable proportion of elderly people's budgets so any price increases tend to have a significant effect on those households.

"Spending on basics as a percentage of income can be used as a yardstick for welfare and the report shows that the poorest fifth of the population were 17 percentage points more likely to experience a substantial increase in the share of their income devoted to basics over this period than the richest fifth of the population."

Despite the recession, that was beginning at the time the data was collected, there was an increase in the number of people aged between 55 and 69 who were working, particularly among those who were working part-time.

People were most likely to retire early due to poor health, or because they were wealthy and belonged to a defined benefit pension scheme.

Older people were more likely to work on beyond the state pension age if they had higher educational qualifications, were in good health or had a partner who was also in work.

The study also found there had been a rise in sedentary behaviour among those aged over 50, with a marked increase in both waist size and weight since the research was last carried out.

Less wealthy people were also likely to have higher levels of obesity, were more likely to smoke, while they took less exercise and ate less fruit and vegetables than those who were better off. They were also more likely to suffer from hypertension and diabetes.

Around 43% of women from the poorest fifth of households were obese, compared with only 28% among the wealthiest fifth, while only 39% of men in the bottom fifth of households ate five portions of fruit or vegetables a day, compared with 61% among the richest fifth.

Work disabilities were also found to be most common among people from poorer backgrounds and those with lower levels of education, while they were particularly common among men in the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber.