Agreed. But I think it is rather obvious the US did not always rank so low. Here is some more data on poverty in the US (dating back 50 years): WASHINGTON — Th

Agreed. But I think it is rather obvious the US did not always rank so low. Here is some more data on poverty in the US (dating back 50 years): WASHINGTON — The ranks of America's poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s amid a weak economy and fraying government safety net. The official poverty rate will rise from 15.1 percent in 2010, climbing as high as 15.7 percent. Several predicted a more modest gain, but even a 0.1 percentage point increase would put poverty at the highest level since 1965. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/22/us-poverty-level-1960s_n_1692744.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/22/us-poverty-level-19...