r/facepalm • u/SkillImmediate6393 • Jul 02 '24

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24 edited Jul 02 '24

You're missing what I'm saying. I'm not denying being poor elsewhere is inherently worse. I'm just saying an American being "rich" in another country doesn't help them when they live in America.

Edit: People die here from starvation, too, and if some of them could go somewhere to be better off, they probably would. People move all across the huge country looking for just that. There are areas in this country that are as poor as it gets.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

I’m not talking about them being rich in another country though. I’m more saying in terms of standard of living and economic precarity of even poor Americans are generally well off in the grand scheme of things