Wealth Inequality in America

[nanarchy]

sc94597 said:

nanarchy said:
I visit the US on a regular basis (2-3 times a year over the last 15 years) and I do find it amazing how many poor and destitute people the US has, I would definitely say it is worse than any other western country I have visited and I have visited most. something is definitely not working right in the US.

Actually, most of Europe has a poverty level comparable to the two poorest U.S states Misssippi/West Virginia. 

I have been to most of the countries listed there and I would say that graph is a poor representation of the poor, it also isn't a poverty index, rather a quality of life index. This probably comes from many of the factors they put into that index such as environment, health, satisfaction etc.