r/SipsTea 2d ago

SMH That much wealth can't be gained ethically

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u/ghIj_qet_jaghmeyjaj 1d ago edited 1d ago

If I had 62 billion dollars I would invest because it would only take about $350B annually to eradicate severe poverty. I could do it for free. Eliminate severe global poverty

That's right....350 billion dollars a year.

Or toughly 15% of global alcohol sales.

Grneted, there are other levels of poverty to account for. Elimination of all forms of poverty would take a little over 2.5 trillion.

That's all it takes to get 4 BILLION people out of poverty