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>You really think you can improve the living standards for 90%+ of the world population? Yes? Why would that not be possible?

• NiklasMort 9y ago
  You're aware of rising poverty levels in the FIRST world? Besides you can't fix distribution caused poverty, there will never be a frikking oasis of societal beauty in the heart of the Sahara.
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  • rory096 9y ago
    If you're referring to the 2016 ILO report[0][1], that was a short-term trend partially attributable to the refugee influx. Overall, global poverty has been on a steep downward trend for decades. [0] http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_443480.pdf http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcom... [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/19/poverty-increasing-in-developed-countries-ilo.html https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/19/poverty-increasing-in-develo... [2] https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty