> This is what happens when the richest country in the world has some of the poorest populations in the world. I find this statement to be misleading. If one p

> This is what happens when the richest country in the world has some of the poorest populations in the world. I find this statement to be misleading. If one person in the entire country lived in extreme poverty than there would be some population that is among “some of the poorest populations in the world.” However, while the US does have issues which should not be ignored, the US cannot be compared to countries where much of the population lives in extreme poverty and other human rights issues. This comparison hurts the real cause that other countries desperately need help and that entire populations do truly live in extreme poverty. The United Nations Development Programme puts out the Human Development report which has a great website and iPhone / Android app to access the data. A good indicator is the percentage of the population living below the income poverty line. Explore this site, it’s great. Here is a link to one stat. http://hdr.undp.org/en/indicators/167106 http://hdr.undp.org/en/indicators/167106 App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/human-development-report-app/id1516406765 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/human-development-report-app/i...