> things are perhaps better now, sure I really think you are forcing here, I said: > probably lives better than kings And I do conceded that I have not studi

> things are perhaps better now, sure I really think you are forcing here, I said: > probably lives better than kings And I do conceded that I have not studied kings lives to know, so I am guessing, but the poor of the past for sure lived way worse then the current poor. No question. The world is a much better place to live, MUCH. Now we can argue if should be better, based on distribution (rich are richer, than poor should also be richer) or inflation. But people used to have dozens of kids and only a couple would live, that alone is enough to justify. My grandparents had 7 kids in the middle of nowhere and none died.