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Funnily enough, the article doesn't seem to cite any numbers at all for the richest, it just goes over how the poorest have gotten better off. For example: >
by Grustaf 5y ago
Funnily enough, the article doesn't seem to cite any numbers at all for the richest, it just goes over how the poorest have gotten better off.
For example:
> Since its economic liberalization reforms in 1991, India’s average income has increased by 7.5 percent per year.
This is great, but it doesn't speak to the article's claim. Who want's to bet that the richest 1% or 0.1% made a whole lot more than that?
- bestcoder69 5y agoAlso, he doesn't even hint at dealing with Correlation != Causation. Looking at the problems altogether, I get the sense this article wasn't written in good-faith, to just share some interesting facts. In fact, if I were to scroll down the entire way I might expect to see this fella worked for the Cato institute or something like it.