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by owebmaster 314 days ago
$3 a day makes you filthy poor in South America and probably everywhere besides India but there are still poorer people there.
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Can’t look at it like that.

Does the person buy food and basics per day? Then don’t worry about what the dollar amount equates to. It’s a ridiculous metric when it comes to measuring abject poverty.