RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] speaking of apocalyptic horsemen...

["Matthew Ross" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> > The percentage of American children living in poverty is 20.3%
> 
> Is that because we aren't helping poor people enough, or 
> because we are
> helping them too much?  That is, they don't seem to be having problems
> reproducing if fully 20% of children are born to the poor.  
> What is the
> rate of poverty among adults?  Find out, put the numbers 
> together, and I
> think you'll see that the poor are doing better than the non-poor in
> terms of reproductive success.

I think thats a key point, but also keep in mind what defines poverty. Poverty level in the US is anyone making less than 18,000 per year, IIRC. What is the poverty level for the rest of those countries? Their poor can't afford food for their children, our poor can't afford the latest Pokemon game for their children. Now, if you show me a rate of starvation in countries, and our numbers are that high, then I'll worry.

> Are there really more poor children in Canada than in 
> Hungary?  Is this
> merely because poor Hungarians use birth control?  What could 
> explain this
> strange observation?

It's percentages, there are more people working in an average Hungarian restraunt than live in Canada ;-)

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