Poverty in the USA is a scandal

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Australia isn't much better Trist

Yes, that we HAVE homeless people at all is a disgrace.

However, we DO have; universal health care, a far higher minimum wage,a long tradition of welfare housing AND a far more generous system of welfare payments and pensions. Plus Family Allowance payments and child care subsidies. PLUS mandatory national superannuation.

Not much better my arse.

I agree with Padraic on this one, while I would like to see unemployment benefits (which are quite low) increased greatly and medicare to be extended to dental treatment. Things are a lot better in Australia than in the United States at the moment. Also not to mention people who are working part and even full time, being in the situation they cant afford to eat and house themselves.


I would bet everything I had, that Australian politician would dare to say what Ron Paul said in a Republican Primary debate, about leaving a guy to die if he had no capacity to pay for his treatment (even if it would save his life).