Source: Opinion | The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem – The New York Times, by Angus Deaton
It is time to stop thinking that only non-Americans are truly poor. Trade, migration and modern communications have given us networks of friends and associates in other countries. We owe them much, but the social contract with our fellow citizens at home brings unique rights and responsibilities that must sometimes take precedence, especially when they are as destitute as the world’s poorest people.
