|All of which isn't to say that we can't afford to do more to help the unfortunate in our country Are you saying it's impossible to help the poor in US? I'm no

|All of which isn't to say that we can't afford to do more to help the unfortunate in our country Are you saying it's impossible to help the poor in US? I'm not sure, but I completely think that's a cop-out and that we very easily could. The fact that the top 20% have 85% of the wealth should be all the proof we need. Imagine if the top 20% only have say 60% or even 40%? It would be very easy to imagine a world were the minimum wage were higher ie a living wage and where healthcare is available to all. Go to Germany for instance, they make ~15 euros an hour at Wal-Mart, get 2 months paid vacation, and have free healthcare. To say this is impossible in the US is absolutely just false. It just takes political will.