eflatminor
Classical Liberal
- May 24, 2011
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...everyone in this wealthy land should be able to live at a base line standard.
And they do.
The fact our poor are considered rich around the world...in the 84th percentile of worldwide wealth...isn't good enough for you? And the fact our "poor" possess items considered luxuries less than a generation ago...that isn't good enough for you either?
Just what do you consider a reasonable "base line standard" for everyone in America? 90th percentile of wealth? 95th?
Which world?
I've never seen the sort of poverty in Europe I see here.
I do see it in places like Thailand and Haiti.
That would be earth...
Are you saying those statistics are not correct? America's poor are in 84th percentile of world wealth. That's a fact. That you, ONE INDIVIDUAL, hasn't experienced poverty in every country of the world does not change that fact. So I ask again, exactly what should be the base line standard of which you speak? Exactly how much higher up the ladder of wealth should America's poor be? Identify the percentile please that you would find acceptable.