In this country poverty means...
Mom gets eggs, milk, cereal, cheese and peanut butter all through pregnancy. Formula included, after.
Kids get fed breakfast and lunch at school.
Food stamps buy the rest of the food in the household.
The housing is free.
The medical care is free.
Telephone, Cable, cellphone(s), DVD players, VCRs, one or two cars.
Poverty?
Good point. My above-mentioned $12/day does not include gov't handouts.