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ok, so what about "relative to other countries today" rather than "relative to the past"?
by Chris2048 3y ago
ok, so what about "relative to other countries today" rather than "relative to the past"?
- jojobas 3y agoAre you suggesting that the crime in question is driven by the fact that some 5000km away there are now fewer poor? Yes, there are countries with less poverty than the US. You might want to check out what else they have less of.
- Chris2048 3y agoI'm suggesting the standard of poverty even when raised over time should still pay heed to worldwide economic levels. Hence, I ask you how you define (or pedantically, whose definition you take) when you talk about poverty.
- jojobas 3y agoUS Census Bureau. Worldwide economic levels are such that the entire US population are filthy rich. Basically you're arguing as per above in this thread, that the fact that there are billionaires with private planes is somehow the reason for people to steal more.
- Chris2048 3y ago> Basically you're arguing as per above in this thread No I'm not. I asked how you define poverty