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by _gopz 3914 days ago
> The number of extremely poor people (defined as those earning less than $1 or $1.25 a day, depending on who’s counting) rose inexorably until the middle of the 20th century, then roughly stabilized for a few decades. Since the 1990s, the number of poor has plummeted.

I assume this is adjusted for inflation, but I didn't see anything in the link. Does anyone know?