Exactly my point. Among nations with hardly any inequality, America may not compare so great, but it's still a nation with hardly any inequality.
Go to downtown Portland today and you'll find young people from middle class families living on the streets by choice. That's how good our safety net is. You really can't get yourself into the same sort of poverty that you see in most of the world here.
In most places, being poor means you're likely to die of starvation in the near future. In the US (and other countries on that chart), it means you can't afford a new television this year.
So sure, there's always room for improvement. But it's a bit silly to compare the USA to places that actually have a big divide between rich and poor.
Go to downtown Portland today and you'll find young people from middle class families living on the streets by choice. That's how good our safety net is. You really can't get yourself into the same sort of poverty that you see in most of the world here.
In most places, being poor means you're likely to die of starvation in the near future. In the US (and other countries on that chart), it means you can't afford a new television this year.
So sure, there's always room for improvement. But it's a bit silly to compare the USA to places that actually have a big divide between rich and poor.