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Can you cite actual studies that show China tops the US in child poverty or child hunger? I highly doubt this is the case, but I'm quite confident we do not hav
by whitemary 4y ago
Can you cite actual studies that show China tops the US in child poverty or child hunger? I highly doubt this is the case, but I'm quite confident we do not have any reason to believe one way or the other.
The Soviet Union absolutely had less child poverty and hunger, but of course the (many) western definitions of poverty cannot apply. We do straightforwardly know, however, that the Soviet Union did not tolerate any homelessness while the United States has a growing child homelessness problem with no solution in sight.
- dmoy 4y agoWorld bank, etc. Keep in mind that there's ~150 million people in China who subsist on less than ~$3/day or whatever. Even accounting for cheaper standard of living (4x ppp in China) it's cripplingly poor by US poverty rates. It's the equivalent of living on like $4k USD. Idk if you've been to rural China at all, but shit is way different there still. When we define the US federal poverty line it's at minimum like $12k for an individual, even in the cheapest areas. That's 3x higher than the poverty line for data you see coming out of China.
- luckylion 4y ago> The Soviet Union absolutely had less child poverty and hunger You mean after they've let a few millions starve here and there? Holy fuck, the insanity.
- whitemary 4y agoObviously you lack even have the slightest clue how much blood is on the hands of the US empire. There is simply no comparison.