by user Alarican We live in a society that is fabulously wealthy by historical standards, and rather wealthy by global standards. To me, this begs the obvious question: What political traction is to be gained by calling attention to the "plight of the (American) poor"? The single biggest health problem among those living in poverty is obesity. In a world where there are people living in subsistence economies, and therefore susceptible to famine and starvation, to call someone who has a problem with eating too much poor might just be in "bad taste." __NOEDITSECTION__