[ntsplnkv2]

A television is a sign of wealth? TVs can be bought for $100 nowadays.

Cell phone? You can get those EXTREMELY cheap.

Define access to the internet?

> Catastrophic healthcare is now capped, and low-income families are subsidized on health plans.

This is simply untrue. Many changes Obamacare made have essentially been gutted by the current administration.

> Public education is mandated and provided everywhere. Public libraries are available in virtually every city.

Public libraries have been around decades as has public education.

[burfog]

Never mind actually owning a television. The fact that you can purchase one for an amount of money that seems trivial is an indicator that you are, in an absolute sense, wealthy.

Our poorest people are in many ways wealthy compared to both people of times past and compared to people in poor nations. Homeless people can get apples and potatoes all year long, something even William the Conqueror couldn't have.

[ntsplnkv2]

No, it's an indicator that things can be manufactured cheaply.

> The fact that you can purchase one for an amount of money

You can get TVs free off the sidewalk in most places. It is not an indicator of wealth.

> Our poorest people are in many ways wealthy compared to both people of times past and compared to people in poor nations. Homeless people can get apples and potatoes all year long, something even William the Conqueror couldn't have.

Homeless people are so wealthy...they don't have shelter? I think you're putting your foot in your mouth. Also can they get apples? With what money? Apples are available to purchase. That doesn't make them affordable.