Is it possible for a society to exist without poor?

[counter]

Agreed there is no real rational reason for there to be the amount of poverty this planet has and things seem to be getting worse.  Those who make the argument that poverty is normal aren't getting the big picture even though they may have a strong understanding of the economics.

[Hazir]

There can be world without poverty, but there won't be. Ever. Over a billion people live in poverty. Nobody cares. In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe. But traditional capitalism has been unable to solve problems like inequality and poverty. There is no hope for us. It will be only worse in the future.

[cech4204a]

I think it's imposible for society to exist without poor. Why? Since every normal person is going to want more and more of goods (money, houses, better cars...), they will have to ''fuck someone up'' to get more than others. This is normaly in society where i live done like this:
A: Hi, how can i help you?
B: I'd like to buy 1 L of milk
A: Thats 1,05$
B: How is that possible, yesterday it was 1,05$
A: Well i want more, since i did more to get milk to you
B: ok, here you go


So in net terms A didn't do anything else than raise price, and B paid for it, but now B is poorer, and A is richer, right? So put this in normal economies like we live in and you will see that this is human nature, to fight against others (in a polite and allowed way) and be better than others. There will allways be B's, so here is your answer.

[fdiini]

Singapore is a country without ghetto area. Per capital income is one of the highest in the world.

That is your answer right there.

[commandrix]

It is possible to do away with hunger and homelessness. Just divide up the land equally, build a lot of houses, and require that everybody have their own vegetable garden that grows enough food to feed the household. Theoretically doable. However, you can't eliminate human nature like greed and envy. You're probably going to get things like, "His garden grew more food than my garden did" or "How come he has chickens?"

[Cutie_Mari]

It's very difficult but not impossible. Currently i do not know how, but if someone where to become a powerful politician maybe he could help the poor get out of that status.