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Estimated distribution of global incomes, 1988 and 2018. Inequality appears to have very slightly reduced (maybe within errors sizes). Note: that can be true and within-country inequality may still increase for many countries.https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1007183886269534208 …
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Thanks - you’re right, it’s 2008.
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Using percentage is a trick. If drawn in absolute numbers corrected to inflation, it would give a different perception because GDP has grown up. One guy with $1 would now have $2. Another guy would grow from 1 billion to 2 billions. Fair as ...
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Problem is NOT that income distributed unevenly - it is GROWTH distribution out of ballance. In the example above, the economy (aka productivity) has merely doubled but the income GROWTH for second guy is 1 billion times bigger in real terms(!) than for the first guy.
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