Western Poverty

Poverty in the West is very different to that of over one hundred years ago.

Back then poverty meant a shortage of calories whereas now it is correlated to an excess of cheap calories.

We can thank all those productivity gains in the agricultural, food processing, transport and retail industries for this.

Nowadays, poverty in the West is more a value judgement on time spent poorly by those doing the judging, and also a limited access to non-core (to life) consumption.

Depending on the country, access to life extending medical treatments is also a divider.