You're grossly simplifying. According to the World Bank [1], since 1990, nearly 1.1 billion people have escaped extreme poverty. [1] http://www.worldbank.org/e

You're grossly simplifying. According to the World Bank [1], since 1990, nearly 1.1 billion people have escaped extreme poverty. [1] http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/poverty-and-shared-prosperity http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/poverty-and-shared-p...