From: Tony Williams 

Ellen K. wrote:
> Some of the points mentioned were not about material goods per se, but
> issues like consistently functioning utilities.

Tell me about it. Around here the electric company decided to "save
money" by using overhead cables, making power outages are far too
common as a result - not to mention the danger from downed cables.

--
Tony

> On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:36:37 +0000, Adam
> <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote in
> message :
>
>
>>Ellen K. wrote:
>>
>>>I recently saw a comparison (I think in the latest Economist) of a
>>>"poor" person in the US vs a "rich" person
in the Congo.  The "poor"
>>>person in the US has a much higher standard of living.
>>>
>>
>>Yes & no. You are only poor if you can see people who are richer than
>>you. A peacefull village in Africa can have quite a high standard of
>>life if not of material goods.
>>
>>Adam
>
>

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