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		tasuki on June 7, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Half of all adults in the world have less than $2,... What about people who earn lots but choose not to consume much? Are they poor?

Symmetry on June 7, 2018 [–]

They're not poor but I think there are few enough people voluntarily consuming less than $12,140 a year when they could live better that I'm comfortable ignoring them in the relevant statistics.

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