“the global economy would have to be at least five times bigger than it is today. That’s right: **to lift everyone out of poverty**, with a level of equality like [[Denmark]], **the global economy would need to increase five-fold**. If everyone in the world lived on $30 per day with zero inequality (so the richest and poorest both get $30), the global economy would need to more than double. ([Location 760](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=760))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[poverty]], [[wealth-inequality]], [[growth]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]