I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time. — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
It is absolute poverty that you could end, but I think relative poverty is a whole other issue. — Abhijit Banerjee Copy Share Image
The poverty line in the U.S., for example, has nothing to do with the poverty line in India. It is a relative… — Abhijit Banerjee Copy Share Image
“Most people in the Great Britain of (Adam) Smith's day lived in what most of us would regard as poverty. Hundreds of… — Jerry Z. Muller Copy Share Image
“If I had a choice of living in a society where I was materially much better off than I am now, but… — Paul Graham Copy Share Image
Relative poverty acknowledges that the definition of poverty should move with the times. — Carrie Lam Copy Share Image