Most of the world would love to be “poor” in America.
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I've worked in a place where 40 year old men often have never owned a pair of store bought shoes. They made their own sandals from the sidewalls of old tires. a couple lived in caves and others stacked up rocks to make a one room house covered in mud & straw.
In "town" they had a single pump for the village, with open sewers running beside the dirt road.
Most people have no concept of what 3rd world poor is really like. I've tried to share with my kids that vision but honestly, they have no concept.
I so agree. I wish every “poor” American could spend time in a 3rd world shantytown slum with no running water or underground sewage pipes.
It would learn ‘em fast. They would kiss the ground when they landed back in LAX or JFK.
Dunno that much about the third world, but everyday, something strikes me about life here and how wonderful it is.
The one that keeps smacking me between the eyes is the idea that we can deliver potable water in such huge quantities that we bathe in it or even use it to flush our waste. AMAZING!
If life in the USA isn’t “good” for someone, then something is wrong with the person, not the country!
When I’m Dictator, there will be mandatory field trips to water purification plants, sewage processing plants, and power plants so that the little brats will have some idea of what it takes to keep their own little world turning. Older kids will get to visit farms, ranches, feed lots, and slaughter houses. And commercial distribution cents. They need learn where their food comes from and how it gets to them.