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*About 1/2 the world population lives on less than $5.50/day - defined as 'struggling to meet basic needs' - [https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/10/17/nearly-half-the-world-lives-on-less-than-550-a-day] | *About 1/2 the world population lives on less than $5.50/day - defined as 'struggling to meet basic needs' - [https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/10/17/nearly-half-the-world-lives-on-less-than-550-a-day] | ||
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*Start with the founding metric by Mollie Orshansky [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollie_Orshansky#cite_note-7] | |||
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*Global poverty line is under $2/day. [https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/global-poverty-facts#:~:text=The%20international%20poverty%20line%2C%20currently,compare%20poverty%20levels%20between%20countries.] | *Global poverty line is under $2/day. [https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/global-poverty-facts#:~:text=The%20international%20poverty%20line%2C%20currently,compare%20poverty%20levels%20between%20countries.] | ||