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Yes, but the starving child in Boston in your article went to a nearby world-class hospital where he was given free food. Poverty exists in the US; extreme pov
by cjbprime 13y ago
Yes, but the starving child in Boston in your article went to a nearby world-class hospital where he was given free food.
Poverty exists in the US; extreme poverty (living under the purchasing power equivalent of USD $1.25 per day) is extremely rare (<0.5%) in the US, whereas it describes 50% of people in subsaharan Africa.
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/rwss/docs/2010/chapter2.pdf http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/rwss/docs/2010/chapter2.pdf
- up_and_up 13y agoExtremely rare? 313900000 * 0.005 = 1,569,500 people living on $1.25/day in the USA?
- jlgreco 13y agoThat seems like a reasonable definition of "extremely rare". Platinum is extremely rare, several hundred tons of it are mined every year. (A number that sounds incredibly heavy, but pales in comparison to the numbers of common metals.) Half a percentage is "extremely rare" compared to numbers like 50%. Most people in America have absolutely no experience with the sort of poverty that is nearly inescapable in many underdeveloped counties. If you can't get over the "~1.5 million” thing, just consider that this is comparable to the poplulation of The Bronx.
- aspensmonster 13y agoWell, I can see it didn't take long at all for the Oppression Olympics to get underway. Edit: -1? Impress me.
- tsotha 13y agoPredictable as the sunrise in these kinds of posts.
- prostoalex 13y agoHow can that number be true if food stamp benefits net roughly $200, and earned income tax credit is $487 for a single person? Both numbers go up significantly if children are involved.
- iambateman 13y agoVery easily...if people don't have access to those services. Illegal immigrants, homeless with no ID.
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- Freeboots 13y agoIm not sure if you're taking purchasing power into account, but if not, be aware that US$1 a day is doable in many countries, but very much not in america. Poverty is relative, just saying. And for what its worth, i live in cambodia and have lived on such a budget, albeit only for 3 months.