A closer look at the UN's Agenda 2030 suggests the plan reaches much further into rich countries' domestic policy than its anti-poverty branding implies — neutral to negative, depending on how much centralized control concerns you.

• All 193 UN members adopted Agenda 2030 in 2015, replacing earlier goals that targeted only poor countries.
• The new version applies to every country, including the US, and covers 17 goals with 169 specific targets.
• Beyond hunger and clean water, the goals touch how cities are built, how people consume, and bringing everyone into the banking system.
• One goal calls for a legal digital-style identity for every person on earth by 2030.
• The plan is meant to be carried out through partnerships with NGOs and large corporations, not just elected governments.

Outlook: With 2030 four years out, expect more of these targets to show up as corporate and NGO policy rather than as laws voters get to approve.