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Comment by mvdtnz

6 months ago

No extreme poverty is not decided based on GDP[0]. So which metrics?

0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty

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immibis  6 months ago

> In 2018, extreme poverty mainly refers to an income below the international poverty line of $1.90 per day (in 2011 prices, $2.57 in 2023 dollars),[2] set by the World Bank.

I'm ending this discussion now.

  • mvdtnz  6 months ago

    What.... what do you think GDP is? You seem very confused.

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