Its not a case of reducing poverty its a case making poverty bearable. Poverty is a much more sophisticated phenomenon than the money someone has in their bank account, its a poverty of choice, a poverty of voice and representation, and many, many other things. The damage that poverty does isn’t done by the lack of money – being poor in some parts of the country is more harmful, even in pure mortality terms, than being poor in other parts, so money alone isn’t the (only)problem. Theres the political attack hypothesis, but there must be lots of other forces at play.
It should be possible to have less than others and for that to be a happy, humble, nobel, healthy way to live.
Thats why it frustrates me that it features so rarely in the media, because its such a rich subject, its as complex and insoluble as great art. Totally facinating.