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Re:Counterintuitive problem: People in a room keep giving do... by coldtea on Sunday July 09, 2017 @04:59PM (#14731633)
>Because billions of people still live in poverty worldwide.

That depends on available resources and distribution -- not economic growth.

Besides, what's really bad about poverty is not access to lack of access to West-level consumption but lack of basics -- from health care to housing.

Re:Counterintuitive problem: People in a room keep giving do... by wdewind on Sunday July 09, 2017 @05:31PM (#14731781)
I agree with that. Economic growth can help these issues, but it's not the only, or even the biggest, factor. As I mentioned...