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My own definition: While we have people who are incapable of paying for food, shelter, healthcare and basic education, we have people living in extreme poverty.
by zemvpferreira 8y ago
My own definition: While we have people who are incapable of paying for food, shelter, healthcare and basic education, we have people living in extreme poverty.
It's good that less of us are extremely poor today than 100 years ago, but the fact that you can watch Netflix in comfort while your teeth rot inside your mouth unattended does not mean change to the system isn't needed.
- fuzz4lyfe 8y agoDo you add any context to that? For example, lets say I go out and I spend my paycheck on a new gaming computer, the next day technically I can't afford food. Is it societies job to step in? What if I am able bodied but refuse to work? What if I could afford to live with roommates, but I prefer not to? As for healthcare is everyone entitled to cutting edge experimental therapies from the mayo clinic, or would access to their local hospital and free clinic be sufficient to meet your requirement? Depending on those definitions it may be that the vast majority of Americans already have those things or very few do. So clearly defining them is important.
- r00fus 8y agoI think you know the answer. That in your hypothetical example you had a choice it’s clearly not what people in extreme poverty have. That’s what sufficient (not impoverished) money allows - the freedom to choose.