There are plenty of people who would then politely point out that if the poorest Americans aren't poor enough for you, we can look at the problems of the poores

There are plenty of people who would then politely point out that if the poorest Americans aren't poor enough for you, we can look at the problems of the poorest people on the planet and say that it's pretty fucked conditions they're living in considering how the top 20% of Americans are spending their money. Or, tl;dr- "Better" still isn't good enough.