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How has extreme poverty changed in the last 30 years?

How has the percentage of people living in extreme poverty changed in the last 30 years?

  • it increased

    Votes: 1 11.1%

  • it remained the same

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • it decreased

    Votes: 7 77.8%

  • not sure

    Votes: 1 11.1%
  • Total voters
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This is a simple question. For the sake of this question, extreme poverty is defined as anyone living on less than $1.25 a day and it's around the world (not just the US). Would you say that it's decreased, increased, or remained the same?
 
Decreased. The two highest populated countries (China and India) were both poverty stricken 30 years ago, but they've advanced by leaps and bounds by adapting to American breakthroughs in technology, and structuring their children's education so as to compete for higher paying jobs.
Africans are no longer starving to death, thanks to the many billions of dollars that were poured into the continent by the USA and Europe.
 
While I believe it is decreasing in other parts of the world it is increasing here in the US. Primarily because the cost of living, especially housing, far exceeds income growth.
 
It has decreased everywhere. Even in the US. Very, very few people, if any live in this country on less than $1.25 per day. The average US safety net package is valued at something like $29K per year ( all benefits added together). And free Medicaid.
 
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