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There are quite a lot of people in the USA that consistently starve. I'm quite sure that according to most definitions that's clearly absolute poverty, not a re
by jbmorgado 10y ago
There are quite a lot of people in the USA that consistently starve. I'm quite sure that according to most definitions that's clearly absolute poverty, not a relative one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_in_the_United_States
- fiatmoney 10y ago"Food insecurity" is not remotely the same thing as starvation. I would wager a fair amount that no one in the US has starved to death due to lack of money (ignoring neglect of children, catatonia, etc) in quite a while.
- sgnelson 10y agoI'm pretty sure he was talking about food insecurity and not actual starving to death, though his use of the word in this case is actually quite correct. Starve does not solely imply starvation unto death, Mr. Pedant. And his point still stands, it's an issue in the US that has yet to be solved.
- ktRolster 10y agoIn the US, "poverty is not a direct causation of hunger."
- ktRolster 10y agoA quote from your link: "poverty is not a direct causation of hunger." (Of course, that's referring to the United States)