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Re:The Shallowest Generation by hugh on Sunday November 16, 2008 @02:21PM (#366203)
Wealth is absolute. Since the Baby Boomers' DoB, many people have got wealthier, very few have got poorer.
Re:The Shallowest Generation by Retric on Sunday November 16, 2008 @03:03PM (#366231)
Outsourcing our manufacturing base has reduced the inflation adjusted income of a lot of people.
Re:The Shallowest Generation by hugh on Sunday November 16, 2008 @03:11PM (#366238)
I'm talking in a worldwide context, not a US one.
Re:The Shallowest Generation by mellow on Sunday November 16, 2008 @03:23PM (#366248)
'Wealth', as in how many Yankee dollars you have is relative. I understand all the arguments about absolute wealth, and it is true that my parents (and I) are absolutely wealthier than 60 years ago.

Now, here this: millions of people are starving to death every year. Starving from lack off food, water, ideas and hope. And Obama isn't gonna change it one bit.

Re:The Shallowest Generation by ryanwaggoner on Sunday November 16, 2008 @03:30PM (#366252)
Interesting how you roped Obama into the discussion, despite it being completely irrelevant.

And it's true that millions of people are starving every year, dying of preventable diseases, etc. But those things correlate strongly with extreme poverty, and the number of people in extreme poverty has dropped dramatically over the last 25 years and continues to drop.