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by vacri 4423 days ago
6.7% of people in poverty is not "no poverty".
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Especially considering the conditions that qualify as "no poverty" by the U.S.'s rather low standard. If you make $20k and live in a trailer park in Idaho with no medical coverage, you're not in poverty according to the US, but your quality of life is lower than that of a rural Swede.

Sweden also has considerable inequality, but the lower bound on basic infrastructure is better. If you live in a rural area in the far north and make barely any money, you still generally have solid permanent housing and access to high-quality medical care (this wasn't always the case, but has mostly been achieved as a result of concerted effort). You may have nearly no light in the winter, but there's not much the state can do about the latitude.

> You may have nearly no light in the winter, but there's not much the state can do about the latitude

Electricity? This is one of the first places I'd look for technology to improve things.

Parent meant no sunlight, not no electricity!