Cú Chulainn wroteI'm talking about wealth inequality as far as those countries are concerned, not absolute poverty (which is relative for this case, yes), but even as far as poverty goes, without national healthcare and council housing, you have Americans going hungry out of poverty. This is not the sign of a modern nation. This is the sign of a mafia state, a thug government, a ruling class of corporate fascists.
Bullshit.
Every country has people going hungry out of poverty. Outside of a few European nations (with populations smaller than many of our cities, and even in those countries, I suspect there are some that aren't as well fed as others), it is part of the human condition.
We have a welfare system here, after all.
And housing for the poor. I suggest you do a little research before spouting off a lot of nonsense about "mafia state, thug government" etc. It makes you look foolish is all it does.
I've provided stats complete with visual aids. Those don't lie, regardless of how many attempts at bashing the US you make.
You don't seem too concerned with the predicaments of some European countries that are in a similar state of affairs... wonder why... same old thing, I guess.
BTW, "wealth disparity" does not necessarilly equal more poverty;
It simply means there are a small percentage of enormously wealthy people, which has always been, and I suspect will always be, the case.
Poverty levels in the US are @12%; ergo, aside from the richest @10%, that leaves @80% that are "middle class" and fairly comfortable, relatively speaking.
It's simple mathematics.