Should America end poverty?

To end poverty, you have to understand what poverty actually is: So here some perspective: Absolute (extreme) Poverty: > In 2005 the World Bank defined extreme poverty as living on less than US$1.25 a day. read more

So define which kind of poverty you want to eradicate (which can easily be the worst kind of poverty found in the US and extreme poverty in other countries). So the first step to end poverty, is to know how you define it and how others define it. read more

To end extreme poverty the benefits of growth need to be shared with the poorest people - in sub-Saharan Africa where 80% of the world’s extremely poor people are expected to live by 2030 - but also with those living in ‘pockets’ of poverty in ‘middle income countries’ like India. 5. Go country by country. read more