Depends how you define poverty.
Hardship makes a people strong.
Luxury makes them soft and eager for more luxury.
And so the addiction to cheap foreign goods.
I'd rather be strong and independent than drink gourmet coffee.
To be strong and independent is a superior form of wealth.
Maybe after a good night's sleep you've had time to rethink this. I say challenge is good and hardship is bad. Some people hit themselves with a stick because it feels so good when they stop. I don't. I use my extra energy to make more money. As far as I'm concerned, you can pay all the import taxes and hit yourself with a stick all you want. Knock yourself out (literally).
Leave me and the rest of us out on these tax-hikes and self-imposed hardships.