> The poorest of the poor in this country is in magnitude better conditions than their companions in other countries. This is objectively untrue by pretty much

> The poorest of the poor in this country is in magnitude better conditions than their companions in other countries. This is objectively untrue by pretty much any measure. For instance on plenty of health related metrics the US is significantly worse than most first world countries (such as infant mortality), and some regions are worse than even many third world countries (such as Texas). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_and_under-five_mortality_rates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_an... 44th on this list The idea that poor people are significantly better off in the USA is a flat out lie.