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=Poverty Rate in the USA is Not Decreasingin the 21st Century= | |||
From | Since population is growing, absolute numbers of poor people are increasing. | ||
From [[Wikipedia:Poverty in the United States]]: | |||
[[Image:USpoverty.gif|600px]] | [[Image:USpoverty.gif|600px]] | ||
=20% of the Richest People Own 80% of the Wealth= | =20% of the Richest People Own 80% of the Wealth= | ||
*from http:// | * from http://TheSocietyPages.org/graphicsociology/2009/05/27/champagne-glass-distribution-of-wealth : | ||
=Wealth Disparity has been Increasing since the 1940s= | =Wealth Disparity has been Increasing since the 1940s= | ||
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=The Percentage of People in Abject Poverty ($1.25/day) is Decreasing Globally= | =The Percentage of People in Abject Poverty ($1.25/day) is Decreasing Globally= | ||
*Taken from | * Taken from [[Wikipedia:Poverty]]. ''Note'': This is welcome news, but making $1.26+/day is not inspiring - ''opinion of wiki editor'' | ||
[[Image:abjectpoverty.gif]] | [[Image:abjectpoverty.gif]] | ||
=The Global Distribution of Wealth Trend Depends on Country= | |||
* US, UK, China are clear increases in Gini coefficient (worse distribution of wealth). | |||
This is the [[Gini Coefficient]] from Wikipedia: | |||
[[File:gini.svg|thumb|center|720px|]] | |||
[[Image:gini.svg|720px]] | |||
[[Category:Statistics]] | [[Category:Statistics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:46, 26 December 2014
Poverty Rate in the USA is Not Decreasingin the 21st Century
Since population is growing, absolute numbers of poor people are increasing.
From Wikipedia:Poverty in the United States:
20% of the Richest People Own 80% of the Wealth
- from http://TheSocietyPages.org/graphicsociology/2009/05/27/champagne-glass-distribution-of-wealth :
Wealth Disparity has been Increasing since the 1940s
The Percentage of People in Abject Poverty ($1.25/day) is Decreasing Globally
- Taken from Wikipedia:Poverty. Note: This is welcome news, but making $1.26+/day is not inspiring - opinion of wiki editor
The Global Distribution of Wealth Trend Depends on Country
- US, UK, China are clear increases in Gini coefficient (worse distribution of wealth).
This is the Gini Coefficient from Wikipedia:
