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How Much Of An Increase Has The Standard Of Living Gone Up Since 1850

The standard of living of humanity has went up fourteen fold from 1850 to 2000. There has been a shift of what it means to be poor because back then, rich people didn’t have what poor people have now. A fourteen fold increase in the standard of living within 150 years is a miracle.

Below the Line with James Beshara · #2 — Mike Maples · at 1:25:45 · ·Transcript

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