can you elaborate on this? when you say "poorest people," who are you talking about? furthermore, what do you mean by poor? and by "better off," you're obviously implying that you know what their situations were/are like both before and after some kind of change (which is still ambiguous). this statement needs some "facts" to support it.

i would argue that the poorest people in the world are/have been the most exploited (not just by the US, but by all imperilaist regimes) or who's daily way of life is contrated to the western ideal. why don't most people in the world have potable water? is there anything "poor" about subsisting, having what you need every day but not (by choice or not) consuming more?

the "need" part seems to be where no one agrees.

eff it. this is stupid anyway.