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Originally Posted by Joker";p="
The problem about poverty in the US is not so much about the number of poor people. Naturally, the poor in the US are still better off than the poor in other countries, our standard of living is much higher. The real problem is the huge divide between the rich and the poor in the US. The gap between how much the richest person makes in the US and the poorest is staggering. This is the real problem we have to address.
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I think this is a very interesting topic. The US has one of (or pehaps the) widest margin between rich and poor. In which ways and to what degree do you see this being a "problem"?
Reagan was accused of not caring about the poor (especially Blacks) because their standard of living decreased slightly during his tenure. On the other hand, Clinton was lauded by minority groups -- under his tenure their standard of living increased slightly, although it is never noted that the "huge divide" between the rich and the poor had its biggest increase during the expansion in the 90's.
What's more important? The standard of living in absolute terms, or the standard of living relative to others in society? I think most people would say the former, though from your above statement it sounds like you would disagree.