eli5 Keeping economics as a point of view, is a world possible without poor?
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No. No matter how well off a society becomes, someone with less will always be viewed as poor. Humans are too diverse for every difference to be accounted and compensated for even if it were fiscally possible.
In a sort of Utopia, where everything is provided equally, there will still be issues of genetics and health that will create inequality. When money is no longer the issue, those with defects or health issues will become known as the poor.
So, if you made everyone the exact same and have them the exact same, each of their independent decisions would then create the division.
I don’t believe it’s possible to eliminate the poor without eliminating our own humanity. But, I’d love it if someone proves me wrong.
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