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NarcissusLovesEcho t1_j72kmxe wrote

I wonder what percentage of that top 1% in the DR is baseball players?

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EspHack t1_j72pe4m wrote

lol that would have never crossed my mind, probably a rounding error

the country is basically a giant resort for remote workers at this point

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latinometrics OP t1_j72ldxc wrote

That's a great question! I would assume their income is more so reported in the US, though, no? (assuming you mean MLB players)

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EpsomHorse t1_j75t6sw wrote

> I wonder what percentage of that top 1% in the DR is baseball players?

Just the smallest handful.

Every single country in Latin America except Cuba is dominated by a small number of oligarch families that own just about everything and everyone of any value. Most of these families have been in this position for centuries.

This is the legacy of Spanish colonization, and its why the entire continent of South America is way less developed than it should be.

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