CeteraDesunt · 26-30, M
There are some international benchmarks that describe this. When I last read up, the World Bank defines moderate poverty at around $3.60 to $6.80 USD. The low and high numbers represent differences in what is called purchasing power parity. That can be calculated in many different ways. In this case the most widely accepted average is based on food availability. Amount it takes to buy necessary staple foods for an individual or family daily. Theoretically the 6.80 in somewhere with a more robust industrial base and infrastructure such as Argentina is equivalent to 3.60 in a place like Myanmar. These things are never precise though. The US federal government recognizes the poverty line at about $40USD. Realistically, the parity of 40 in the US vs in Nicaragua where it would likely be around 4 dollars is not egalitarian. Average standard of living for a country also plays into how these numbers work out. Realistically, extreme poverty such as what one sees is Eritrea is not present in the US on a scale significant enough to hold political importance and thus potential for systemic change. That is not me saying that is morally acceptable, just me seeing what issues drive voters. The funky thing about the US is the proliferation of amenities. This is also true in other developed countries such as Japan, South Korea, most of western Europe as a whole, Australia ect. What we may consider poverty in these countries in now way truly represents what poverty means in a heartbreakingly large portion of the world. For citizens in these countries there are many ladders for those falling into debt pits and economic hardship, comparatively. Notoriously unreliable they may be, but the citizens at least have the comfort of living on a large scale to acquiesce that tax dollars be spent on humanitarian needs. This is concurrent to the stark reality that for many populations hunger is the NORM. And all the multitudinous effects there-in. Children are particularly vulnerable to health concerns directly correlated to poverty. Not that it is easy for any age group in those conditions. In countries where that abounds, corruption and ineffective governmental systems combined with low infrastructure development and resources availability create situation rife with unconscionable suffering. Unfortunately most places the blame is primarily on the shoulders of corrupt officials and predatory multinational corporations leveraging the vast poverty to artificially reduce the prices of that areas exports so we can get random widely unnecessary stuff cheap in developed nations. To finally answer your question susinnctly though, no. Along the poverty line, hovering close to it, sometimes reach it during recessions and such yes absolutely. Many many suffer in that way. But going by the $40 per day figure, no. Many around 50 per day. But below that there are often extenuating circumstances such as health, mental and physical both, along with variety of contributing factors that are consistently debated by various parties with less than pure intentions.
MyNameIsHurl · 41-45, F
@MyNameIsHurl Can't eat good health and love, though...
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
