Because there are countries with far lower rates of poverty than the US (while the US is one of the richest and most powerful countries in the world). https://

Because there are countries with far lower rates of poverty than the US (while the US is one of the richest and most powerful countries in the world). https://www.statista.com/statistics/233910/poverty-rates-in-oecd-countries/#:~:text=Out%20of%20all%20OECD%20countries,followed%20by%20Finland%20and%20Denmark https://www.statista.com/statistics/233910/poverty-rates-in-....