Arnold Kling a déniché des faits intéressants sur ceux qui sont définis comme étant pauvres aux États-Unis:
Forty-six percent of all poor households actually own their own homes...The average poor American has more living space than the average individual living in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens, and other cities throughout Europe...46% des ménages pauvres qui possèdent leurs propres logements. En moyenne plus d'espace pour un ménage américain pauvre que pour bien des ménages de classe moyenne en Europe. Une automobile, des électroménagers, des télévisions couleurs, un magnétoscope ou même un DVD, etc.Overall, the typical American defined as poor by the government has a car, air conditioning, a refrigerator, a stove, a clothes washer and dryer, and a
microwave. He has two color televisions, cable or satellite TV reception, a VCR or DVD player, and a stereo. He is able to obtain medical care. His home is
in good repair and is not overcrowded. By his own report, his family is not hungry and he had sufficient funds in the past year to meet his family’s essential
needs.
Y a-t-il encore quelqu'un qui croit à la vision alarmiste des groupes de "lutte contre la pauvreté"?