The poverty rate has halved over 20 years: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/06/economist-explains-0 http://www.economist.com/blogs/economi

The poverty rate has halved over 20 years: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/06/economist-explains-0 http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/06/ec... This is a reason to be optimistic. w00t for humanity! Also b000 to your fearful and unfounded outlook on humanity.