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Originally Posted by classicman
I meant that since our poor are better off than those in other countries are by comparison, we as a country are doing something toward the problem. I certainly did not say nor mean that the poor don’t exist or that we shouldn’t try to help the less fortunate become more independent & productive members of society.
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This issue is a matter of perspective. The fact that you/we live in a first world country and yet still have people living in poverty is inexcusable however, the fact remains that economically, it is necessary for there to be a certain proportion of people to live under these conditions in order to provide jobs for all those that get paid to worry about them.
In order to remove this problem, the whole structure of society must be changed, and change doesn't happen very quickly.