America's poor actually live pretty durn well

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79. I've never said we don't have poverty here. Hunger and homelessness are problems in the US.

I said it's worse in developing countries that I've spent time in. I'll stand by that statement.

The last time I was in Honduras, I inspected a hut that a family of 5 or 6 people had been living in up until about 3 months ago. The hut is located on property that was purchased to facilitate development of a hydroelectric plant. The hut is made of sticks with mud used to seal the walls and size wise, it's about the size of an average living room in this country. It did not have windows or screens just openings in the walls to allow for air flow; this despite the fact that dengue fever, chagas, malaria, and other insect borne diseases are common in Honduras. There was no electricity or running water and the nearest medical facility was about 20 miles away on a dirt road. There was no school for the kids. The family that had occupied that hut lived mainly on fruits and vegetables (it was a farm) and the armadillos and other game they could kill. This situation is not unusual in Honduras - I saw many dwellings that were not much better.

I would never tell a hungry person that they are lucky. At the same time, I doubt that many people living in poverty here would want to exchange their poverty for poverty as it exists in a place like Honduras.

Just out of curiosity, have you ever spent time in a poor country?