Comments by "\/" (@joebazooks) on "Bono: The good news on poverty (Yes, there's good news)" video.

  1. And you're probably right.
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  2. His statistics in the graphics are so vague and therefore questionable; I mean, what is "back-breaking, soul-crushing, extreme" poverty? Give me some numbers that I can double-check somewhere else... Nobody I know seems to be getting any wealthier, while everybody still seems to be slaving away, putting in 40+ hours a week, for just enough money to survive from month to month. There's no financial security nowadays, because the whole system is corrupt. Corporations own and operate nations.
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  3. Their population explosion has nothing to do with foreign aid. I mean, the majority of foreign aid never reaches the populace and goes directly into the pockets of corrupt politicians. In fact, this is happening all over the world.
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  4. They were living on less than $1.25 per day, but now they're living on less than $2.50 per day. DOUBLED! DOUBLED!
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  5. I wonder if they adjust the definition of poverty in accordance with the constant inflation?
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  6. If a handful of the world's billionaires or even one or two the world's richest...
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