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They're not trying to fix poverty itself. They're trying to fix the medical problems of people who are poor.
by pg 14y ago
They're not trying to fix poverty itself. They're trying to fix the medical problems of people who are poor.
- lquist 14y agoThe same criticism applies: attempts to solve the problems (e.g., medical) of poverty in non-scalable ways are futile at best.
- rdl 14y agoThere are a lot of people who are economically marginal but potentially rising with the tide, who suffer a medical ailment or other specific setback, and then end up essentially doomed (along with their kids, etc.). I mean, look at the...50% (? I forget the real number) of bankruptcies caused by medical bills in the US, where even poor people are essentially rich. Solving someone's one-time problem for $500-1000 and letting him and his family get back to growing along with the rest of their economy seems anything but futile.
- hotpockets 14y agoBy your logic, a person should never try to save another person's life, because so many people die that you can't even make a dent.