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No one disagrees that Ethiopia is worse. However I feel it is not a meaningful activity to compare the US to other countries. Either we're doing what we need to do or we are not. And the simple fact is, we are not. Those homeless shelters and soup kitchens should not be anywhere close to full every night, yet they are, all while the richest tiny fraction of our society spends their days deciding between the Bentley and the Rolls Royce - - and then deciding aww what the hell, let's get both. I have no problem with people being wealthy, but I find it unconscionable that those who are wealthy do not have to contribute their fair share to the government, which could then turn around and help empty out those shelters and kitchens.
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