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Poverty Rate in the USA is Not Decreasingin the 21st Century

Since population is growing, absolute numbers of poor people are increasing.

Taken from Wikipedia:Poverty. Note: This is welcome news, but making $1.26+/day is not inspiring - opinion of wiki editor

US, UK, China are clear increases in Gini coefficient (worse distribution of wealth).

This is the Gini Coefficient from Wikipedia:

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-From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States
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+=Poverty Rate in the USA is Not Decreasingin the 21st Century=
-[[Image:USpoverty.gif|500px]]
+Since population is growing, absolute numbers of poor people are increasing.
+From [[Wikipedia:Poverty in the United States]]:
+[[Image:USpoverty.gif|600px]]
+=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=
+[[Image:champagne.png|400px]]
+=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''
+[[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]]