Poverty is usually defined in an economic sense. If you don't have money you're poor.
But why do we need money anyway? Of course, to access basic needs like food, education, and health service.
However, I found an interesting contradiction to the conventional view of poverty. Cuba is one of the poorest nations in the world, still suffering from various sanctions.
But Cuba is one of the countries that rank top in terms of literacy,low infant mortality rate, life expectancy, and employment.
They beat Canada in terms of literacy, infant mortality, and employment rate. They're even better than the US in terms of overall health.
So...what now is poverty? If money is just a means to an end, should we say the Cuba is under poverty?
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