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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The past 25 years have seen the largest reduction in global inequality in human history [View all]Fozzledick
(3,868 posts)20. Earth - Love It or Leave It !!1!
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The past 25 years have seen the largest reduction in global inequality in human history [View all]
Recursion
Mar 2016
OP
I mean, I'm fine with that blog post by Krugman, but my interpretation depends on your intention.
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#31
I think you would get higher quality responses if you didn't frame it in the context of the
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#34
On that, can anybody who took the fourth option explain what they think a better metric would be?
Recursion
Mar 2016
#6
I select "Pass" -- I don't doubt that global inequality has decreased. However:
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#8
Yep, thanks. And when has hill2016 ever said something rational? I have not seen it.
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#22
According to Merriam Webster, a "citizen" actually refers to a member of some sort of state
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#17
This is GD:Primaries for the United States Presidency. Not Mars, Venus, or Kazakhstan
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#18
Ok thanks, I will pass that on the next time I meet the President of the United States of the World
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#12
The interesting thing is, assuming these statistics to be true, is that in that same time,
JDPriestly
Mar 2016
#35