盖洛普民调:美国“吃不起饭的”比例远高于中国

大家看到这条信吗？我不知道是不是美国“吃不起饭的”比例远高于中国，但我确实认识“吃不起饭”的老美。这是个很有意思的现象，在前段时间油价高涨的时候，我认识的这个老美确实到了没钱买食品的地步，可他有供了20年没供完的房子。我说的这个老美是受过很好教育的白人，英语比马云还好，但财务概念一塌糊涂，信…

Source: http://nteswjq.blog.163.com/blog/static/1269981201191614953823/

Gallup poll: the share of Americans "who can't afford food" is far higher than in China

> By Duan Yongping · his NetEase blog (nteswjq.blog.163.com, now closed; read from web archives) · 2011-10-16 · [Original link](http://nteswjq.blog.163.com/blog/static/1269981201191614953823/) ([archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111020021754/http://nteswjq.blog.163.com:80/blog/static/1269981201191614953823/))

> This post includes letters from others or quoted material; Duan Yongping's own words are marked separately.

Did everyone see this item?

I don't know whether the share of Americans "who can't afford food" is far higher than in China, but I really do know Americans who "can't afford food".

It's a very interesting phenomenon. A while ago, when oil prices were soaring, this American I know really did get to the point of having no money to buy food, yet he has a house he has been paying off for 20 years without finishing.

The American I'm talking about is a well-educated white man whose English is better than Jack Ma's, but his financial sense is a total mess: his credit cards are all maxed out, and he doesn't even qualify for food assistance.

I feel that cases like this really aren't isolated in America.

I've also seen an American (also white) who had been thriving on Wall Street for many years; when the financial crisis came, he actually sold his house and car and moved into a rented apartment. I really can't understand it.

Be sure to remember old Buffett's famous line, "you only need to get rich once", ha.

http://news.cn.yahoo.com/ypen/20111016/640490.html

[Here the original reposted the China News Service report; it is not Duan Yongping's words and is not included. See the archived page linked at the top.]