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If a goal is set too low, that can be pernicious. That's the point.

If you're interested, you should read the UN report.

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As to point 3, I believed that capitalism deserved great credit for reducing world poverty until I read this report. The statistics are fatally flawed. And, worse, it fosters false complacency. Please read this, and tell methane what you think.

https://chrgj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Alston-Poverty-Report-FINAL.pdf

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