I think that argument would be more compelling if everyone had adequate food, shelter, and medical care. Yes, we have high average wealth. Yes, even people in

I think that argument would be more compelling if everyone had adequate food, shelter, and medical care. Yes, we have high average wealth. Yes, even people in poverty have access to technology that was unavailable to the richest people on the planet a century ago. But none of that really matters when you don’t have enough money to feed your kids and you can’t afford to see a doctor about that nagging pain that’s threatening your ability to string together multiple <$10/hr jobs.