VP Harris, in Paris, says infrastructure and spending bills will help cut poverty
“In her speech, Harris asserted there had been ‘a dramatic rise in inequality’ in the world, and that leaders ‘must rise to meet this moment.’
‘Why is it that 1% of the world now owns 45% of the world’s wealth? Why is it that 1 in 4 people in our world lack access to clean drinking water at home? Why is it that 1 in 3 women in the world experience sexual or physical violence during her lifetime? Why is it that only half of the world has access to the internet? Why have we allowed so many of the world’s children to go hungry when we know that we produce enough food to feed the entire world?’ she asked.
Harris said leaders must agree that such “growing gaps are unacceptable and we must agree to work together to bridge them.'”