Disparity of Wealth

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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.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States:

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

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

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The Global Distribution of Wealth Trend is ambiguous

This is the Gini Coefficient from Wikipedia:


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