I forget where I heard it, but I'm certain that somewhere I heard that China has brought 200 million people out of poverty in the last 20 years. Any idea where that number might have come from?

The current population from the CIA factbook is 1,330,044,605 (July 2008 est.) so even if the lifted 200mm and lets give them the other 100,044,605 as also not being in poverty then they still have 1 billion poor people.

China over the last several years has had major and violent protests in rural area. The causes are corruption, substandard health care, and other related issues.

So, no idea? Does the CIA factbook give any numbers about Chinese poverty levels?

Glorious Nation China's People's Administration's Fact Department of Fact Making?

Quite possibly.

IDGAS

Boston, MA

March 2004

JUN 10, 2008 07:59 PM

SockPuppet said:

IDGAS said:

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So, no idea? Does the CIA factbook give any numbers about Chinese poverty levels?

Population below poverty line: 8%
note: 21.5 million rural population live below the official "absolute poverty" line (approximately $90 per year); and an additional 35.5 million rural population above that but below the official "low income" line (approximately $125 per year) (2006 est.)

It will come down to how one defines poverty. Is lifting 200mm people from $90p/a to $120p/a really out of poverty?

SockPuppet

I'm lost

July 2006

JUN 11, 2008 03:21 PM

IDGAS said:

SockPuppet said:

IDGAS said:

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So, no idea? Does the CIA factbook give any numbers about Chinese poverty levels?

It will come down to how one defines poverty. Is lifting 200mm people from $90p/a to $120p/a really out of poverty?

Well, you know, it's easy to define poverty when one is rich. You and I are among the few people on the planet who are rich. (We, for instance, can afford $4/month.)

But that's increasing their income by a third. It's a big increase, for them. It might even be enough to let them start to snowball it.

IDGAS

Boston, MA

March 2004

JUN 11, 2008 04:05 PM

SockPuppet said:

Well, you know, it's easy to define poverty when one is rich. You and I are among the few people on the planet who are rich. (We, for instance, can afford $4/month.)

But that's increasing their income by a third. It's a big increase, for them. It might even be enough to let them start to snowball it.

The poorest in either the UK or US are rich when compare the destitute of the world.

mec_nukka

I'm lost

April 2008

JUN 11, 2008 06:08 PM

Yesssssss!

Visa.

in.

hand, yo!!>

Man, this one was a nail-biter. It took me nearly a week to nurse this one through. And I was running it through an expediter and paid extra for "same day service." I can't wait until the Olympics are over so Beijing can get out of anal-implosion mode.

Besides, serious question, does anyone here even give a flying fuck about or watch the Olympics?? I know I don't.

There's only one event I give a shit about - that Canadian one where they push around those massive disks with brooms on ice.

But that's winter olympics. Fuck the summer olympics!!!

mec_nukka

I'm lost

April 2008

JUN 11, 2008 06:09 PM

IDGAS said:

The poorest in either the UK or US are rich when compare the destitute of the world.

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Boston, MA

March 2004

JUN 10, 2008 07:59 PM

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JUN 11, 2008 03:21 PM

IDGAS

Boston, MA

March 2004

JUN 11, 2008 04:05 PM

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JUN 11, 2008 06:08 PM

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April 2008

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