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In the NYT today, Max Roser says we need a new poverty line at $30/day.

I agree. I think we should also have poverty lines at $100, $300, and $1000/day.

More than 99.9% of the world lives on less than $1000/day. We should seek to reduce that number as far as possible.

Absolutely serious about this.

Founder, The Roots of Progress (rootsofprogress.org). I write about the history of technology and the philosophy of progress. Former tech founder.

Interesting idea. But how would we effectively measure and address poverty at $1,000/day across different economies?

How would a new poverty line boost economic growth?

True, it signals the importance of growth, but we need to ensure it's inclusive.

It wouldn't directly, but it would be a signal that growth matters