[CSM]

“This is like blaming free markets for poverty when we haven’t had free markets since the Civil War”

While holding the definition of poverty as the lowest 20% of the incomes, therefore we always have them, regardless of their actual wealth.

[GeronL]

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[allmendream]

America. Where the poor people are more likely to be fat than the well off, where they have air conditioning, electronic gizmos, TV, cars, leisure time, and disposable income to play the lottery.

What a country!