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[-] Bernie2028@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Lol. $845/yr is the number the CCP conveniently made up to make poverty rates seem lower than they actually are. If the poverty line was the same as comparable countries to China, it would be almost double ($5.50 a day instead of $2.30, or adjusted for PPP $8k/yr instead of $3.3k).

Despite the fact that China is classified as an upper-middle income country, China’s official poverty line is only a little higher than the universal global poverty line. Applying the World Bank upper-middle income poverty line of $5.50/day to China would mean almost a quarter of Chinese still live in poverty.

[-] mazdak@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Living standards in China have skyrocketed in the same period that they have collapsed in the West and stagnated in other developing countries like India. So what exactly is your point? That China is not a workers utopia? Or what? Can you not understand the difference between the trajectory of the Chinese working class compared to the US?
It’s very complex to compare income equivalents across such different countries and does not necessarily give an accurate indication of living standards anyway. The Chinese government has the kind of support that Western governments could only dream of. That is because for most Chinese people, they can see their lives are getting better and their children will have better lives still. Can the same be said in any Western country?

[-] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

Applying the World Bank upper-middle income poverty line of $5.50/day to China would mean almost a quarter of Chinese still live in poverty.

13% = 25%? (from a very biased source too btw)

Despite China "still being poor" or whatever, the fact of the matter is that povery line go sharply down so China is becoming more gooder by the year. While in the country whose policies you support, poverty line stay same, not become gooder.

[-] Bernie2028@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago
[-] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Ok but that's for 2019, the source I listed has info for 2021.

[-] Bernie2028@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Halved, in two years? Be realistic. Some random ass NPR article?

[-] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

If we're talking about validity of sources, NPR is a more trustworthy source than a shady investment site. You're not paying attention.

[-] Bernie2028@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Hm what's this?

Data Source: World Bank

[-] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

I know, but what outlets does the World Bank get its data from for a given state? And why didn't you link TWB directly instead of going through macrotrends? Answer: You don't know what you're talking about, and you're not paying attention. troll

[-] Bernie2028@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

And why didn’t you link TWB directly instead of going through macrotrends?

Cleaner and quicker presentation of data.

[-] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago
[-] Bernie2028@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Oh wow a 0.5% difference! Those are the rounded values foolish tankie.

[-] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

I know lol but you still don't get to make that comment when you couldn't even find the data yourself you incompetent fool. Bernie would be very disappointed. troll

(Also the same entity that gave such data to TWB has this to say about China lmfao)

[-] Bernie2028@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Don't care didn't ask. I linked the same data.

[-] aFairlyLargeCat@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

I don’t know why anyone is still bothering to reply to this very obvious CIA bot.

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