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    From Rusty Wyse@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 17 10:37:59 2022
    Jasmin Mous
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    Lived in Orlando, FL (2018–2019)Jan 5
    Is Germany poorer than the USA?
    I’m from Germany. I lived in the US for a bit. What I found shocking was one thing.

    The amount of people who lived in absolute poverty in the US.

    Poverty looked different than from what I had seen and lived through myself in Germany. Poverty meant not having enough. That was it.

    Poverty in the US however meant being close to becoming homeless every single day. It meant not having a home, not having solid work, not having enough for food.

    The amount of people who worked their arses off just to cover basic living expenses was painful to see.

    Being poor in Germany is a luxury. There are many ways to escape poverty through higher education and work. You don’t need to worry so much.

    In the US however it’s tougher to change and it heavily depends on what cards fate has dealt you. If you can make it, great. If you can’t, you’re on your own.

    It makes sense. But seeing how it actually ends up looking like is disappointing.

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