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"tons of people are struggling to meet their basic needs" That's just not true. There are billions less people struggling to meet their basic needs now, than t
by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 6y ago
"tons of people are struggling to meet their basic needs"
That's just not true. There are billions less people struggling to meet their basic needs now, than there was in 1982.
World is much more equal now than it was in 1982.
- missedthecue 6y agoEven in the US, the bottom quartile of Americans makes more money than they did in 1982, adjusted for inflation.
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 6y agoPutting money aside, in terms of quality of life, we are definitely well ahead. Remember, you had to spend a day in a public library, to answer a question, that you can now lookup in seconds. (Intentionally not using a verb derived from a name of a certain advertisement company).
- clydethefrog 6y agoThis data of jump in equality is often cited, but it's often left out that the majority of the people lifted out in poverty is from a country where they have a planned economy and gladly lock up or even execute the rich that do not cooperate with measures to stimulate wealth equality.
- sobellian 6y agoWhich do you think a more likely cause for improving circumstances in that case, totalitarianism or improved trade relations with the world's largest economy?