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There is a pattern that appears in sacred texts. Jesus miraculously feeds five thousand with five loaves and two fish (Matt. 14:13–21). The Buddha miraculously feeds five hundred monks cakes and milk mixed with ghee, honey, and jaggery (Jataka 78). As an economist, I study inequality through mathematics, not mysticism. My tool is the Time-Based Need Index (TBNI) – a formula that measures how many hours of labor a person must exchange for basic survival.
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