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How very Malthusian of you to think killing poor people lowers poverty.
1 apple, 2 people, 1/2 apple per person.
1 apple, 1 person, 1 apple per person.
It's not a good fix, it's not a long-term fix, but in the short term you can claim to have lowered poverty by getting rid of a lot of mouths you'd otherwise need to feed.