If 5 billion people are on the planet and 10% are in poverty, its probably better to be that 10% (trending downward) than it would be if you had 1 billion peopl

If 5 billion people are on the planet and 10% are in poverty, its probably better to be that 10% (trending downward) than it would be if you had 1 billion people at 40% poverty (trending flat).