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Did the percent of humans living on < $2/day drop from 94% to 8.6% since 1820?
Yes (or roughly yes).
According to a more recent study, the percent of world in extreme poverty ($2.15/day in 2017 prices) fell from
76% in 1820 (instead of 94%—which I believe is a mistake/misquote ...
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Is peak oil still set for 2013?
False, as with almost all peak oil and other doomsday predictions of famine or this and that resource running out.
Enerdata World Energy & Climate Statistics – Yearbook 2024 — Crude Oil Production:...
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Was there no tax before 1913 in the United States?
There were tariffs (often very high), which were and are taxes (specifically, taxes on imports).
CFR:
Tariffs are a form of tax applied on imports from other countries. Economists say the costs are ...
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