The problem is “poor” is being defined upwards. Practically everyone in the USA is above world median income; our “poverty line” is 85th percentile. We can’t have a meaningful discussion about what constitutes “poor” until we have an objective definition and accept that in some areas there are no poor.
I’m all for helping the poor (and do), but if you’ve got full availability of 1500 calories a day + nutrients, 65°F shelter, >100 sq ft personal space, running hot drinking water, flush toilet, a few other incidentals, and a nearby free library & school, it’s gonna be hard to include you in “the poor among us”.
Right now, the people “poor” in the USA live a middle class (European) lifestyle.
Ya gotta define the term.