Fewer people are absolutely poor than they were, a smaller portion of humanity is absolutely poor.

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Just to be clear: given that the US is a more unequal country than many others I would expect, by the measure of 50% of median income, the US to have more poor people and a greater portion of children living in poverty so defined.

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The Community Reinvestment Act, for example, requires banks to invest a certain portion of their lending in poor areas.

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