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Originally Posted by kutulu
Sure, because all it takes is $10/hr and you aren't poor.  |
Hey, I made it
part-time on $7/hr while paying back two college loans.
'Course, free food and $200/month rent from my parents may have played a part...
But still... the poor in the United States aren't necessarily financially equivalent to the poor in Russia. And they're probably rich compared to China's poor. The poverty line seems like an incredibly subjective/relative thing, and I'd wager that the United States has one of the higher standards here.
(Also, I'd argue that Canada's fairly capitalistic. Fairly socialistic, but fairly capitalistic as well.)