Poverty is political. It’s not a technical problem, nor a mental disease to be cured.
The poor don’t lack electricity because electricity technology does not exist, and the know-how to bring it to them unavailable.
The poor don’t lack clean water because clean water technologies do not exist, and ways to bring water to them are unsolvable challenges.
The poor don’t lack access to hospital and good nursery because the world lack knowledge about how to build hospitals and good nurseries.
The poor don’t lack access to good education because the world don’t have enough teachers and lack the knowledge in building good schools.
The poor don’t live in indecent ‘houses’ because the world don’t have knowledge in how to build decent houses.
The poor lack access to all above and more because someone had decided to deny them access, or a system in place made sure the poor are not provided for.
Poverty is a resource allocation problem. Poverty is more an injustice issue, not a technical or mental problem.
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