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So given this information as well as the UN report on US and the fact that the US is in poverty like conditions [1] I think it’s safe to say everyone is broke.

• theoh 8y ago
  Inequality is one thing, but the US is still a wealthy country.
  • tomxor 8y ago
    > a wealthy country Who is the country in this context though, does GDP mean the people are wealthier?
    • theoh 8y ago
      The wealth of a country is a question of what resources it has, public and private, not how they are distributed. Saying that "everyone" is broke misses the point that it's inequality that is getting worse.
• gwright 8y ago
  There are certainly problems in the US, but that UN report is a joke. It perpetuates the nonsensical reporting about poverty in the US in which poverty is measured before taking into account most welfare assistance. With that methodology you could allocate twice as much money to welfare assistance and the "poverty" rate wouldn't budge. Here is a bit of a take down on the UN report: https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2017/12/21/the-malicious-un-addresses-poverty-in-the-united-states https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2017/12/21/the-mali...