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=Poverty rate in the USA is not decreasing, and absolute numbers of poor people are increasing=
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=Poverty Rate in the USA is Not Decreasingin the 21st Century=


From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States:
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://thesocietypages.org/graphicsociology/2009/05/27/champagne-glass-distribution-of-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:champagne.png|600px]]
[[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:

USpoverty.gif

20% of the Richest People Own 80% of the Wealth

Wealth Disparity has been Increasing since the 1940s

Champagne.png

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

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:

Gini.svg

Gini.svg