Did you make $210 million last year? No? Well, Facebook did (in the U.K.). And guess what? They probably also paid less tax than you. This latest example of the world being unfair comes after press reports of Facebook’s 2014 corporate tax bill, which amounts to a paltry $8,600. For
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim called it the best story in the world today: Less than 10 percent of the world’s population will be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2015. The threshold for ‘extreme poverty’ is determined by those living on $1.90 US a day or less. This year,
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador kicked October off on a generous note, as each province increased their minimum wage effective today. If only marginally. Alberta will see the biggest raise as minimum wage increases $1 from $10.20 to $11.20. Saskatchewan ($10.50) and Manitoba ($11) are each adding 30 cents
According to data compiled by statistical information agency Eurostat, taking a look at how households spend their money is a great way to confirm national stereotypes. Americans have a major healthcare problem (21% of household spending), Russians love to indulge in vices (8% of household spending on cigarettes and alcohol), and Europeans
Making a lot of money at your job is good. High levels of stress to obtain said income, however, is not good. Unfortunately, not a lot of careers offer an ideal balance of high pay-low stress. Some even breed psychopaths, which probably falls under the category of ‘murder-inducingly stressed’. There is
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