The point was to make it clear why it is obviously <i>possible</i> to solve poverty by throwing money at it. Now you have a worst case cost. Then the question is how much cheaper can you make it.<p>E.g. how much investment and in what would it take before the network effects and increased trade will ensure there are enough jobs to lift those who can work out of poverty, and provide enough tax revenues for governments in question to care for those who can&#x27;t work.