Disparity of Wealth

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: