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Originally Posted by knox
However, if you mean the UK, I don't think the definition of severe poverty (malnutrition, starvation, lack of medical care) really applies to anyone here.
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It does apply. I've known a few homeless people to die from each of the above. Admittedly, it's not as wide-spread as in other areas. The problem I find in addressing poverty in this country is that it always seem paltry by comparison to countries with 50%+ unemployment and no free health care, but that's not to say there aren't large swathes of the country living in poverty. It's not the
severe poverty, but I do think that idea tends to distort matters more than it does help people who are fucked in the UK.