As a social problem such as poverty, racism or sexual harassment becomes less common, people expand their definition of it, leading many to think it is actually becoming more common. This explains much of why so many mistakenly believe the world is getting worse.
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Yes, but the average is not £100K and we have been in a period of wage stagnation for 10 yrs. 60% of the median is £15K. Presumably the recent upsurge in food banks and homelessness is the result of bad money management? Sometimes things do actually get worse!
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What I mean to say is that relative poverty depends on the average standards of living, which are always rising, regardless of wage growth. What is also rising is the floor of poverty, as evidenced by increased availability of homeless shelters and the aforementioned food banks.
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