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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?

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

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

Economic growth is generally pretty inclusive.

The main reason some people are left out of economic growth is that they live in a country with bad institutions, such as corrupt and/or authoritarian governments.

True, bad governments hold back growth and exclude people.