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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Well that's the point though, isn't it? Azure is saying we are not the problem, but if you are a middle class Canadian, you are easily in the top 5% globally and clearly have the means to adjust relative to the other 95% of humanity.
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From the article.
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The income threshold for being among the global top one percent was adjusted by country using purchasing power parity—for example in the United States the threshold would be $140,000, whereas the Kenyan equivalent would be about $40,000.
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I'd imagine the Canadian # is similar to the American #, and less than 3% of Canadians make over $150k per year. 8% of Canadians make over $100k per year.
Also, what is middle class Canadian? Not what it used to be with inflation.
Either way, pretty clear that throwing out stupidity like 'per capita we are just as bad', when its pretty clear that if you dig into the capita, that there is actually about 5-10% of the population that are creating the emissions, while the majority of the people in Canada don't actually have the means or ability to make a difference. Add in financial means to make changes (ability to buy EV, put solar on house, etc, etc), and its even less.
But boo hoo, Canada is so bad per capita, everyone should be ashamed.
