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The only difference between the poorest parts of the US and "3rd world countries" is that a (domestic) war upending peoples lives is less likely. Otherwise? Po
by dumpsterlid 4y ago
The only difference between the poorest parts of the US and "3rd world countries" is that a (domestic) war upending peoples lives is less likely.
Otherwise? Poverty in the US gets intense real fast
- medvezhenok 4y agoThat is not the only difference. The fact that you can save and have a stable currency and stable rule of law matter a lot too. The U.S. has not experienced an episode of hyperinflation in the last 150 years - that's quite notable. The U.S. certainly has issues and disparities and everything else. But it has vast vast benefits that you can only understand if you've lived somewhere else for a while. That said, Europe probably does a better job at creating a more liveable society, at least since WWII.
- jhgjjhgfjgfjh 4y agoThis is completely false by almost any economic metric.
- sershe 4y agoYou clearly know absolutely nothing about poverty. You can just compare monetary numbers - median incomes in many countries are smaller than poverty line in the US. But even by objective standards. I actually feel it for working poor, especially immigrants - they don't get much help because US welfare state is completely out of whack. But non-working poor with free healthcare because hospitals have to treat them, food stamps and tons of private food charity, section 8 and other housing help, etc.? By world standards they live in luxury and they deserve none of it.
- dumpsterlid 4y ago"By world standards they live in luxury and they deserve none of it." What a disgusting thing to say
- sershe 4y ago"What a disgusting thing to say" What a disgusting thing to say Also: but is it true?