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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy
I think it's due to the fact that our poverty has nothing on 3rd world poverty.
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But that's the thing. On one hand we're saying "hoorah, best in the world at everything ever," and on the other, when it comes to the most vulnerable portion of our citizenry living in squalor and being denied basic human rights, it's, "We're not as bad as THE WORST places."
And even then it's this hilariously skewed view that ignores our crumbling infrastructure and a completely gutted safety net that leaves huge swaths of this country disconnected and helpless with zero chance to advance or even have the hope of holding a job anymore. Economic mobility in America is worse than any other "developed" nation except the UK, which --
hello, underclass being ignored and mistreated for a long time. How's that working out?
Corporations are happy to starve us as other countries pick up the purchasing slack. It's cheaper for them, really. But that's REALLY DEPRESSING, and you might be labeled a socialist loon for admitting it, so? **** those poors and their GRIPIN'. You don't see me complaining!