Through a combination of free market economics and social programs, the United States has achieved the virtual elimination of poverty.
Poverty means the actual dictionary definition of poverty, NOT the silly definition of "poverty line" that the liberal press irresponsibily puts out to the world. The true, actual definition of poverty means the absense of the basic necessities of life. No one is without those basic necessities in the U.S. unless they WANT to be without those basic necessities. This has been an incredible feat. Those of you -- like the poster that celebrates my "ignorance" and like Tantra who looks down his nose at me like the TMO he never fails to express his disdain for does to those that disagree with it -- who fail to recognize this fact do a great, great injustice to the poor of the world. Why? Because the formula for success in eliminating poverty HAS been achieved: it is, again, this system in the U.S. that combines free market capitalism with those bottom-line basic necessities- providing social programs. By NOT recognizing this success, you perpetuate the search for something OTHER THAN the formula that works. How can others around the world living in countries in which REAL, TRUE poverty exist possibly find the solution to the horrible problem of poverty when those, like you, living in the country that has found the solution, deny it? --- In [email protected], "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I propose a weekly FFL award for "Most Ignorant Post of the Week." I > nominate this one. I'd back it to win "Most Ignorant Post of the > Year," too, and > perhaps of all time. > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > There is no country on Earth -- including those wonderful > socialistic > > Scandinavian countries -- that have better economic equality than > the > > United States. > > > > There is virtually ZERO gap between rich and so-called "poor" in > the > > U.S. > > > > And I'm NOT talking poverty line or income...I'm talking access to > the > > basic necessities of life. On THAT standard, there is virtually a > > ZERO gap between Bill Gates and that perennial 8-year-old kid > sitting > > on a heap of garbage in Harlem. > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
