Thus, even if the absolute income gap between an average American and an average African increases, why worry? After all, such people argue, the average African would be a bit less poor.
因此，就算是美国和非洲人均收入的差距仍在扩大，又有什么可担心的呢？毕竟，持这种观点的人会说，普通非洲人的贫困状况有所改善。