So, yes, we have done a good job of combating "extreme poverty" -- the chart shows a marvelous decrease in that. And that's a good thing.<p>Feel good! <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/world-population-in-extreme-poverty-absolute?stackMode=relative" rel="nofollow">https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/world-population-in-extre...</a><p>But we've also done a horrible job of combating wealth inequality. The top 1% get 30%, the top 20% get 80%... blah blah, you should have voted for Bernie.<p>Feel meh! <a href="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5162e54469bedd0b2200001f-1200/the-top-1-of-americans-meanwhile-own-a-staggering-40-of-the-entire-countrys-wealth.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5162e54469bedd0b220...</a><p>So yeah, hooray... when you describe "extreme poverty" as like $1.90 a day the chart looks pretty good. Now... what if you were to define it as like making less than $10k / year... still feel warm and fuzzy?