Bill Gates on Income Inequality: ‘The Poor Are Not Getting Poorer’ in America

income equality is an ░░░░░░░░ issue the poor are ░░░░░░░░ getting poorer that s ░░░░░░░░ absolutely completely and totally ░░░░░░░░ you know if you ░░░░░░░░ a country like China ░░░░░░░░ has a third of ░░░░░░░░ world s poor people ░░░░░░░░ reduce their poverty rate ░░░░░░░░ 60 down to 10 ░░░░░░░░ their economic growth has ░░░░░░░░ much much faster than ░░░░░░░░ rich countries if you ░░░░░░░░ the middle income countries ░░░░░░░░ poor in the world ░░░░░░░░ has been a great ░░░░░░░░ years for them now ░░░░░░░░ do have some big ░░░░░░░░ like the one that ░░░░░░░░ m lucky enough to ░░░░░░░░ temporarily right that is ░░░░░░░░ back overwhelmingly to help ░░░░░░░░ poorest in the world ░░░░░░░░ create new vaccines right ░░░░░░░░ the children don t ░░░░░░░░ to create better seeds ░░░░░░░░ kids have better nutrition ░░░░░░░░ you re doing that ░░░░░░░░ Warren buffett is doing ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ aren t the question ░░░░░░░░ though because you re ░░░░░░░░ at long term trends ░░░░░░░░ do we do for ░░░░░░░░ here is a staff ░░░░░░░░ that we always bring ░░░░░░░░ 1973 average income for ░░░░░░░░ class Americans has gone ░░░░░░░░ we re becoming so ░░░░░░░░ more productive we don ░░░░░░░░ need the same sort ░░░░░░░░ industries we had in ░░░░░░░░ war America any thoughts ░░░░░░░░ what we do well ░░░░░░░░ root for reasonable income ░░░░░░░░ to invest in people ░░░░░░░░ skills and that means ░░░░░░░░ forms of education it ░░░░░░░░ improving inner city education ░░░░░░░░ colleges that s where ░░░░░░░░ U S is way ░░░░░░░░ other countries we don ░░░░░░░░ have an education system ░░░░░░░░ s working for our ░░░░░░░░ income people we have ░░░░░░░░ lot of single parent ░░░░░░░░ these are more structural ░░░░░░░░ problems median income is ░░░░░░░░ goods and services that ░░░░░░░░ can buy are up ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t get this ░░░░░░░░ that everything is going ░░░░░░░░ yes we should reduce ░░░░░░░░ but there are things ░░░░░░░░ have been going well ░░░░░░░░ in the cases where ░░░░░░░░ have charter schools and ░░░░░░░░ see those kids come ░░░░░░░░ they go to four ░░░░░░░░ colleges they do move ░░░░░░░░ in the income level ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ sum game it s ░░░░░░░░ okay here is this ░░░░░░░░ and we take from ░░░░░░░░ and get to here. ...