Yes. Is this fact a signal that neither capitalism nor socialism can alleviate poverty? (Simone Weil inspiration.)
I've lived below the income poverty line many years of my life but seemed to get by through frugality and some grants in a pinch. I was never poor in spirit or appearance so that helped and probably dates to my years at convent boarding schools and their insistence on order and being content with simple surroundings like an alcove or a strict schedule of worship, schooling, exercise, study and sleep. The outside world could not intrude within the walls and ravine. Brief switch to the garish world... on to camp for two months and somewhat the same routine though filled with sports and crafts. We were not allowed much money at all nor were we allowed to work. The girls, that is. The boys worked to pay for dates and whatevers, I guess. We were supposed to live on our husband's income but could bring a "dowry" of goods. Now, of course, all this has changed in American culture and even with my own children. Women want careers and financial independence which may be the result of seeing their moms left in the lurch or dependent. Or experiencing it themselves. On Sep 17, 9:06 am, ashok tewari <[email protected]> wrote: > Rigs, are you informed there are 43 million ' poor ' people in the US ? > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 7:03 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't disagree but thought we were talking about feeding the world, > > i.e. third world countries with starvation and crop failures. > > > On Sep 16, 10:34 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 16 Sep., 14:13, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > . The problem is first of all incompetant or criminal rulers > > > > > of third world countries down to the tribe chiefs. > > > > The "third world" has no monopoly of incompetence or criminality in > > > rulers. > > > > Francis > > -- > ASHOK TEWARI
