For a similar reason I think most definitions of poverty are silly. The poorest people in Western societies today are living like kings compared to the living standards of 1800. It's a moving goalpost that doesn't mean anything. You can measure wealth inequality, but that's a different thing.
For a similar reason I think most definitions of poverty are silly. The poorest people in Western societies today are living like kings compared to the living standards of 1800. It's a moving goalpost that doesn't mean anything. You can measure wealth inequality, but that's a different thing.