Quote Originally Posted by jabarto View Post
The point is we shouldn't ignore the suffering of millions just because someone somewhere else has it worse.

Oh, and since I forgot to address it in my last post, having a TV or an mp3 player or whatever small consumer good you can come up with doesn't mean you're not poor. I know the poor in America aren't aren't as unfortunate as a Darfur war orphan but just because they can afford to spend a fraction of a percent of their income on luxury goods doesn't mean they're on cloud nine, either.
Whatever made you think I was advocating ignoring poverty in America? I said that most poor in America have it a lot better than those facing crushing poverty on the fringes of Sao Paolo etc. I may have vastly different ideas about HOW poverty should be reduced, but none would deny that doing so is a worthy goal. Nor do I have a problem with starting in the USA first -- charity begins at home.