THE HARD TRUTH
In NYC -
The poverty rate was 21.2% in NYC in 2012. That's 1 out of every 5!
The mean income of the lowest fifth was $8,993, while the highest fifth made $222,871 and the top 5 percent made $436,931 — about 49 times as much as those with the lowest income.
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Worldwide -
Nearly 1/2 of the world’s population — more than 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. More than 1.3 billion live in extreme poverty or less than $1.25 a day.
805 million people worldwide do not have enough food to eat.
1/4 of all humans live without electricity — approximately 1.6 billion people.
1 in 10 people lack access to safe water
1/3 of the worlds population does not have access to medical help.
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