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| RchHomieQuanChi 01/28/22 2:37:14 PM #116: | Can I just say I'm really not getting this argument? Yes, at one point, it may have been true that poverty was a natural state. But how does that apply to today? Our current societies produce far more than we can ever hope to consume (which is why we have so much waste). It's reasonable to say it's no longer a natural state because every person born into a developed nation like the U.S. shouldn't have to worry about food or shelter. Therefore, when a system fails to provide for its people despite producing in abundance, is it not accurate to say that the system does indeed perpetuate poverty? Poverty would have been a natural state for the Native Americans because they'd have nothing to eat if they didn't work. But that's definitely not true for the United States, or at least it shouldn't be. While it's true that most people will need to work to keep production going, it does not mean that it's natural for kids to be born into poverty in wealthy nations like the U.S. --- I have nothing else to say ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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