>First of all, the Article was discussing purchasing power -
>and said America's Poor a a little worse off than people in
>some countries and better off than others, but that's just
>in purchasing power.

yea i know. did i not say it wasnt?
>
>It said nothing about a comparison in terms of health care
>and education.

yea i know.
>
>A country that provides health care, education and social
>mobility beyond going from "below the poverty line" to
>"member of the working poor", has poor citizens who are
>better off than the ones in the US, even if they have less
>purchasing power.

yea i know.
>
>If you're in the bottom Quintile, chances are, there is
>little chance of you getting in one of the top 3, let alone
>top 2. That's true social mobility - not going from really
>poor to just poor.

yea i know.
>
>14k/year and you're below the poverty line - 22k/year and
>you've moved up to the next rung - but you're still poor.

yea i know.

are you replying to boast your knowledge of the subject or to just act like an ass? i was just restating what the article said