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Most Americans don't have enough savings to cover an unexpected $1000 bill [0], and poverty is increasingly becoming criminalized, as evidenced by the recent SCOTUS rulings outlawing sleeping outside. If you aren't already financially stable, the system is already actively working against you.

Having to compare America, one of the richest nations in the world, to a generic developing nation is proof enough that something is very imbalanced. Compare the USA to Switzerland or New Zealand?

0 - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saving-money-emergency-expenses...

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>Most Americans don't have enough savings to cover an unexpected $1000 bill

Do you think the poor in your average western country have a lot more liquidity than Americans? Especially after inflation and increased CoL with stagnating wages.

>Having to compare America, one of the richest nations in the world, to a generic developing nation is proof enough that something is very imbalanced.

Who is making that comparison? I'm telling you to look at statistics. And statistically American citizens are wealthier than most developed nations. And the poor american citizens pose no thereat to the rich American citizens in order to be a problem for them as the OP makes it seem.

> Who is making that comparison? I'm telling you to look at statistics.

And I'm telling you, that the statistics are completely irrelevant.

Ok then how can you have any discussions or comparisons that are remotely objective without using data? You just use feelings?

If you ask people from all over the world, from Canada to Korea, from the lower class to the middle class, everyone will say they're more unhappy than they were before.

Great, now how you propose we make all people happy? Based on what criteria?

Our society is not an utopia that can ever achieve a perfect balance where everyone is happy at the same time, but lives in a constant state of change where the unhappy have to fight and struggle to change things in their favor, most of the times at the expense of the happiness of others.

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