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You made me come up with something: I don't have a problem with the rich, but not at the expense of others. (And we are not talking about everyone a luxurious c

You made me come up with something: I don't have a problem with the rich, but not at the expense of others. (And we are not talking about everyone a luxurious car, but for some it's about not having a roof and bread.)

crusso 13y ago
And we are not talking about everyone a luxurious car, but for some a roof and bread If the discussion were about providing people food and shelter, then we wouldn't even be debating any longer. Those things have been available to everyone in the USA for a long time.
- quasque 13y ago
  The USA consists of less than 5% of the world population and is not a particularly representative sample. Not really sure why you're using it as a frame of reference to discuss poverty.
- rpearl 13y ago
  On a single night in January 2013, 610,000 people were homeless in the united states. 215,344 of those people did not have shelter.[1] This is about 1 in every 500 people living in the United states. Furthermore, 15% of the nation is below the poverty line, including 1.65 million households living on less than $2 per day[2]. So, uh... we're not really there yet. There are lots and lots of people in the United States who are just scraping by, living day to day, without hope of things getting better. Why should someone who was good at moving money from place to place not have to work past the age of 35 unless they want to? Why should we who merely shuffle bits from place to place make enormous amounts of money doing it, and have the freedom to pursue our interests, while millions literally suffer? Now, it is okay for us to pursue these interests, to be happy people, but please don't forget what actually is out there. Be compassionate and do what you can to help. [1]https://www.onecpd.info/resources/documents/ahar-2013-part1.pdf https://www.onecpd.info/resources/documents/ahar-2013-part1.... [2]http://npc.umich.edu/publications/u/2013-06-npc-working-paper.pdf http://npc.umich.edu/publications/u/2013-06-npc-working-pape...

crusso 13y ago

And we are not talking about everyone a luxurious car, but for some a roof and bread If the discussion were about providing people food and shelter, then we wouldn't even be debating any longer. Those things have been available to everyone in the USA for a long time.

quasque 13y ago
The USA consists of less than 5% of the world population and is not a particularly representative sample. Not really sure why you're using it as a frame of reference to discuss poverty.
rpearl 13y ago
On a single night in January 2013, 610,000 people were homeless in the united states. 215,344 of those people did not have shelter.[1] This is about 1 in every 500 people living in the United states. Furthermore, 15% of the nation is below the poverty line, including 1.65 million households living on less than $2 per day[2]. So, uh... we're not really there yet. There are lots and lots of people in the United States who are just scraping by, living day to day, without hope of things getting better. Why should someone who was good at moving money from place to place not have to work past the age of 35 unless they want to? Why should we who merely shuffle bits from place to place make enormous amounts of money doing it, and have the freedom to pursue our interests, while millions literally suffer? Now, it is okay for us to pursue these interests, to be happy people, but please don't forget what actually is out there. Be compassionate and do what you can to help. [1]https://www.onecpd.info/resources/documents/ahar-2013-part1.pdf https://www.onecpd.info/resources/documents/ahar-2013-part1.... [2]http://npc.umich.edu/publications/u/2013-06-npc-working-paper.pdf http://npc.umich.edu/publications/u/2013-06-npc-working-pape...