Re:The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than M...
by kstenerud on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:06PM
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The problem is that this article is all over the place, and seems to be deliberately muddying the waters. For example:
"The upshot is laid bare by the fact that this OECD measure assigns a higher poverty rate to the U.S. (17.8%) than to Mexico (16.6%). Yet, World Bank data shows that 35% of Mexico’s population lives on less than $5.50 per day, as compared to only 2% of people in the United States."
The article is full of loaded words, which already makes me distrust it, and then I find these kinds of silly comparisons...
"The upshot is laid bare by the fact that this OECD measure assigns a higher poverty rate to the U.S. (17.8%) than to Mexico (16.6%). Yet, World Bank data shows that 35% of Mexico’s population lives on less than $5.50 per day, as compared to only 2% of people in the United States."
The article is full of loaded words, which already makes me distrust it, and then I find these kinds of silly comparisons...