I don't know about "millions" but I do know of one aspect of poverty in this country. Our drugs are astonishingly, prohibitively expensive. An Australian-born friend of mine was appalled at what she observed the other day. She was standing in line at a pharmacy when an elderly man handed a drug prescription to the pharmacist. 'How much is it?' he asked. The pharmacist told him; the man shook his head and said, 'Can't afford that.' and shuffled away.

My friend asked how in the world a rich country justifies that.