Well said, especially: >>> What we have done in the US is to substitute "things" for "people" among the poor and the picture isn't pretty. So often I hear how

Well said, especially: >>> What we have done in the US is to substitute "things" for "people" among the poor and the picture isn't pretty. So often I hear how we don't want the US to be "a third-world nation" but the fact is we have a lot to learn from less well off countries about how to live more socially and sustainably. <<<