I once heard someone from the so-called elite upper class refer to people who aren't able to live to a high standard without working as "self-feeders".
We are poor if held to that criteria.
DS has asked if we are rich and I've explained where we stand in the United States, both in this century and as compared to centuries past. Then we went on to talk about where we stand as compared to the billions on the planet today.
It opened up some interesting conversation about the worth of wealth in a person's life. He realized that a person can have monetary wealth yet be poor.
