Um, yes? And nothing whatever about this problem is US-specific. But the world's Haves have never needed much more than a hand-wave, to convince themselves th

Um, yes? And nothing whatever about this problem is US-specific. But the world's Haves have never needed much more than a hand-wave, to convince themselves that the sufferings of the Have-Nots are some convenient combination of slight, easily avoided, and well-deserved.