the other 0.001 %
Someone get me a tinny and a corkscrew
Other half? No, the other 1%. This is shameful.
1%
Back of the envelope, even the 1% threshold would strain to afford a short 4-week stay. I see various sources claiming top 1% cuts off at only (!) around $5 million net. Let’s all remember that wealth scales exponentially at the top. https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/income-calculator/ (Includes graphical representation of percentiles based on ABS 2019-20)
This is the ultrawealthy tier. Alienated from the wide world.
And this ‘class’ is the one which can wield power over a world they feel no part of nor really care about. Epstein and his enablers and employers, for example.
Agreed. This is not even a matter of receiving treatment more quickly and being more comfortable during it vs being forced to wait. It’s more like an obscenely luxurious holiday vs being left to struggle with nothing and often die.
The gap is widening on everything. I often think with the rise of privatisation (and other factors) Australia is slowly becoming more Americanised.
Such programs for the mega wealthy should be legislated to contribute a percentage of profits to programs for everyday people struggling with addiction challenges. Someone who can afford $600,000 could afford to pay 10% more and this could go community programs. That’s my wish.
The other half of the money? Obviously not what the article meant but that might be accurate.
