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Topic
Board Economics
Re: Is poverty a lack of money?
by
Texac
on 21/06/2023, 16:33:36 UTC
I see poverty as the inability to provide what you need. So when people assume that poverty is when you don't have money I don't agree. Now what if you have all you need and you don't require money to buy anything, are you poor? Some people live in communities where everyone lives agrarian life. They have all they need because everything they need to survive is available. Food is on the farm, water available and everybody is happy. Although it was hard during the Covid-19 lockdown many people lived without money. I have also seen many people leaving cities and moving to rural areas to live a natural life.

In summary when you have everything you need to survive and you don't need money, are you poor?

I think not, if we can get everything we need, of course we are not poor, poor people are people who cannot buy the things they need, the necessities in question are basic needs such as food, electricity, and so on, when I can't buy a new car , apartments, expensive clothes, and so on then I'm not poor because those things are not needed.

Are you sure you don't need a house, car, or expensive clothes?  i don't believe anyone in the world who doesn't need these unless you're very old and don't have much time left to live. most people say they don't need those because they can't afford them.  I have a younger brother, he said he doesn't want to be rich, he just wants enough money to live.  i disagree with what he said because I know that he is having a hard time making money.  if there were a chance to make money, he would never say it.