ravi wrote: >> But disagree with what? Surely they wouldn't disagree with the fact >> that "there are women in such desperate poverty that they are forced >> to sell their body to survive"?
Carrol Cox wrote: > There are men and women in such desperate poverty that they are forced > to sell their brains to universities and colleges as temp workers." the reserve army strikes again! > This is an interesting formula, especially since as stated it leaves > open the question of the concrete content of "poverty" and "survive." I see "poverty" as being defined by the vicious circle of poverty: If someone lives below the poverty line thus defined, it means that in order to continue to exist as a human being in society, she or he must either use up assets such as health and personal property or borrow in hopes of a better future. Either one makes poverty worse. Aid from others can make it less severe. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
