Distribution of Wealth

=Poverty Rate in the USA is Not Decreasingin the 21st Century=

Since population is growing, absolute numbers of poor people are increasing.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States:



=20% of the Richest People Own 80% of the Wealth=
 * from http://thesocietypages.org/graphicsociology/2009/05/27/champagne-glass-distribution-of-wealth/ :

=Wealth Disparity has been Increasing since the 1940s=

=The Percentage of People in Abject Poverty ($1.25/day) is Decreasing Globally=
 * Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty . Note: This is welcome news, but making $1.26+/day is not inspiring - opinion of wiki editor



=The Global Distribution of Wealth Trend Depends on Country=


 * US, UK, China are clear increases in Gini coefficient (worse distribution of wealth).

This is the Gini Coefficient from Wikipedia: