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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 measu
by 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...