Teribus, don't mind Bobert. He tends toward hyperbole on ocassion. He feels very strongly about this and sometimes lets a love of rhetoric override his good sense.
I'm sure he is aware- as are we all- that millions do NOT die in poverty in this country every year and that, in fact, what this country calls poverty is called an enviable life-style among the poor of many third world countries. I think that what he meant by his statement is that the US should take upon itsself the task of abolishing world poverty. This, of course, while respecting the culture, government, religion, etc.
Every time we've tried, we've only made the crooked politicians richer but folks like Bobert like to keep trying. Why, I'm not sure.
Perhaps they feel guilty.

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