American Vet wrote:
>>>>Maybe 2 or 3 probably, not more than 100. Not enough for the CDC to keep accurate records.
****Not enough to keep accurate records? That doesn't make any sense. The only thing you need quantity for are aggregates which are not accurate.
Then post your data
My data? YOU'RE the one making the statement. I was just pointing out the irony of the statement itself... "Not enough for the CDC to keep accurate records"... you still aren't getting it, are you? Sorry, I worked for 15 yeas in business intelligence so it's probably just easier for me to recognize slip ups like that. Accuracy doesn't depend on large numbers. There's no reason why you can't have accuracy even with just one record.
American Vet wrote:
>>>>All such starvation is the result of severe habitual neglect and usually very young children or children that are restrained in some way.
****That's such BS... and it's a thoughtless thing to say.
Then post your data refuting it
Again, YOU are the one making the claim that all such starvation is the result of severe habitual neglect, so the burden of proof is on YOU. I'm not the one making that claim.
That's like telling someone that the moon is made of cheese and when that person says it isn't, demanding that he prove it isn't, with data. LOL Seriously, it doesn't work that way. If YOU are the one insisting the moon is made of cheese, then YOU are the one who needs to prove it. See how that works?
American Vet wrote:
>>>>There are not a lot compared to other countries but is does occur.
****Poverty rate for the US is 10%, which is roughly 33 million people, which is more than the entire population of ****most third world countries. But, look... we're not talking about other countries.... I know you feel compelled to ****"defend the honor of your country" but can you trying focusing on the issue?
Glad to focus on the issue - Feel free to post your data that refutes what I posted.
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OK...
US population in 2019 according to U.S. Census = 328.2 million.
Poverty rate (official 2019 U.S. Census) = 10.5%
10.5% of 329.2 million is
34 million Americans living below the poverty line.
TOTAL population of Uzbekistan = 33 million, Mozambique = 31.2 million, Ghana = 31 million, Venezuela = 28.4 million, North Korea = 25.7 million, Niger = 24.2 million, Syria = 17.5 million, Somalia = 15.8 million, Rwanda = 12.9 million, Haiti = 11.4 million, Cuba = 11.3 million, South Sudan = 11.1 million, Honduras = 9.9 million, Laos = 7.2 million, Libya = 6.8 million, El Salvador = 6.4 million... These are just some examples pulled from a list of countries ranked by population according to the UN.
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/If you can do the simple math you will find that indeed, the 34 million Americans living BELOW the poverty line is more than the TOTAL population of most third world countries. I think that's quite sufficient data to invalidate your "feel good about America" claim that there is not a lot of poverty here compared to other countries.
American Vet wrote:
And, I might add, I have seen poverty in other countries and 'poverty' in America - no comparison.
If you've seen any poverty anywhere, it's only a small sample. Unless you've made a point to directly witness 34 million Americans. Small samples don't paint the whole picture. A lot of poor people in America still die from malnourishment, lack of medical care and exposure to the elements, whether you "see" them or not.
Not enough? OK, according the the World Health Organization, the death rate from malnutrition per 100,000 people in the United States is almost .9% Even China does better at .8% and France, which is admitting far more refugees per citizen than we are, is the ONLY EU member with a worse record than the U.S. Every other developed nation in Europe and or the G8 are doing better than us.
https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/malnutrition/by-country/Sorry to keep throwing this in your face, but there are people trying to make America a better place and it's hard for them to get much traction when people like you have your heads in the sand pretending that there's nothing wrong. For a country with such abundant resources, a super-wealthy class and global influence, the U.S. is outright shitty at taking care of it's people.
American Vet wrote:
>>>>Children in the United States starve due to parental choices, often fueled by mental illness and drug >>>>addiction. Given the choice between feeding their children with a free box of food and trading the food for >>>>crack, a crack addict will trade for crack almost every time.
****Yes, that happens but it's the exception not the rule. There are many more families in America that have just hit hard times.
Your opinion, not backed by any data.
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Look who's talking... You haven't backed ANY of your absurd opinions with ANY data. Where's your data that proves your opinion that every parent of a starving child in America is a crackhead?
American Vet wrote:
Bottom line - you have an opinion.
That's all ANY of us have, Scooter... At least my opinions are well-informed. I don't make broad assumptions about every parent of a starving child being on illegal drugs that the government can't even track.