True or False: america is the worst of the rich countries in which to be poor and by some distance (how much, compare)

[freemkt]

This was a post within a thread and I think it deserves its own thread for discussion.

[desertdetroiter]

Of the First World nations?

True and remarkably so. It's not even close.

[OhioRules]

America is the best of the rich countries in which to be poor and by a considerable distance.

[KUchief25]

Go be poor in some other country if you don't like being poor here. lol

[lycos679]

You should make this into a poll.

America is by far the worst 1st would country to be poor in, but it is also by far the best to be rich in. Australia or Germany are probably the best to be poor in.

[Gtownoe]

I haven't been to enough poor countries to compare.

I can say though, that I don't think there are many other developed countries that have such high murder rates in some of its neighborhoods.

[TrapperJohn]

How much do you value freedom ?

[KUchief25]

Heat, AC, potable water, cable, internet, all horrible.

[lycos679]

Originally Posted by TrapperJohn

How much do you value freedom ?

What freedom do you give up in other developed countries and how does that have anything to do with economics?

[emcee squared]

Of first world countries, the poorest in America have it the worst off. This is hardly an argument.