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not a lack of money but a tax on everything, paid in time, health, and choices
means The state of being poor — lacking enough money or material resources to meet basic needs.
from From Old French poverte, descended from Latin paupertas, the noun built on pauper, "poor." That pauper is thought to come from an old pairing of paucus ("little, few") and pario ("to produce") — roughly, "producing little." The same paucus root quietly survives in English "paucity" and "few," so poverty and scarcity have shared a bloodline all along.
thought taxScarcity measurably drops IQ test performance, like losing sleep.
poverty trapBeing poor is expensive; cheap shoes cost more long-term.
global lineExtreme poverty defined as under $2.15 daily.
falling fastGlobal extreme poverty dropped from 38% to under 10% since 1990.
not lazinessMost poor adults worldwide already work, often multiple jobs.