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[–] CrustyBeaver52 ago 

Serious answer? Half of America is now poor - so if 2 out of 5 poor people disappeared - you lose 2 out of 5 Wallmarts, 2 out of 5 of every business and organization in the economy that is devoted to feeding and clothing the poor. So that's a lot of layoffs - which makes brand new poor - probably at least 1 out of 5 of the people who are currently not poor would become poor. Something like that. You would likely arrive back near 50% poverty again, just with less people than before.