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This is one of my favorite topics, discussing poverty in India and the US.

In India (maybe every developing country), as you mentioned, poverty is lack of stuff. You literally don't have enough to eat.

In US (maybe every developed country), poverty is the lack of HOPE.

Its very very weird. I cannot understand why some "poor" person in USA feels poor when they get to eat, have shelter, drive a car, get to rant at their Congressman/woman etc.



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