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    धनी देशका गरिब जनता

    -व्यास/अमेरिका-

    मेरा एकजना अफ्रिकी साथीले मात्र भन्ने गर्थे- यी धनी देशकाहरुले हाम्रो नराम्रो खबरमात्र छाप्छन् । मलाई पनि हो जस्तो लाग्थ्यो । बिग्रेको, भत्केको अनि नाङ्-गा भोका देख्यो कि टुरिष्टले पनि फोटो खिचिहाल्छ । मलाई यो कुराले सँधै छुन्थ्यो । मनमनै सोच्थेँ म यिनीहरुको देशमा जान पाएँ भने माग्नेको मात्रै फोटो खिच्छु । यो मौका बल्ल अहिले पाएको छु । मन अलिकति भएपनि हलुंगो भएको छ । खासै भन्ने हो भने त मलाई अझ मज्जा लागेको छ धनी देशको दरिद्रताको फोटो खिच्न पाएर । पत्याउनु भएन ? तपाईँले सोच्नुभयो होला अमेरिकामा पनि गरिबी ? बिल गेट्सको देशमा पनि अभाव ? बिल गेटसको सम्पतिको त कुरै भएन, उसको बिल एण्ड मेलिण्डा गेट्स फाउण्डेशनको बजेट मात्रै पनि विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठनको बजेटभन्दा बढी छ । यस्तो देशमा गरिबी ? हो, त्यसैले त हाम्रा बुढापाकाहरुले भन्ने गरेका- बत्तीमुनि अँध्यारो ।

    साँच्चै गरिबी छ त अमेरिकामा ? मलाई जान्न मन लाग्यो । अनि कम्प्यूटरमा गुगल चलाउन थालेँ । आम्मै, म त गजब ! हैन, संसारलाई थर्काउँदै मै हुँ भन्दै हिँडने देशमा नेपालभन्दा चार गुना बढी गरिब बस्दा रहेछन् । हाम्रो देशमा करिब ९० लाख जनता गरिबीको रेखामुनि बाँच्दछन् भनेको त अमेरिकामा त ३६० लाख जनता पो गरिबीको रेखामुनि रहेछन् । करिब ९६ लाख अमेरिकीले खान नपाएर कयौँ दिन भोकै सुत्नु पर्दो रहेछ । अब त मलाई म कुन देशमा आएछु जस्तो पो लाग्न थाल्यो !
    मैले थाहा पाए अनुसार गरिबको धेरै ऋण हुन्छ । यता पनि ऋण, उता पनि ऋण, उसँग पनि ऋण, उहाँसँग पनि ऋण । गरिब त ऋणमा चुर्लुम्म डुबेको हुन्छ । हाम्रो देश पनि राजा रजौटा र नेताहरुले गर्दा ऋणमा डुबेर घाँटीसम्म आइपुगेको छ । अनि अमेरिका नि ? यो त झन् ऋणमा डुबेर ‘बचाउ-बचाउ’ पो गर्दै रहेछ । न्यूयोर्कको टाइम स्क्वायरमा रहेको नेशनल डेब्ट क्लक अनुसार डिसेम्बर १२, २००६ मा यो देशको ऋण ८६ खरब डलर रहेछ । आम्मामा … यत्रो ऋण ! प्रति परिवार ऋण ९६ हजार डलर हुँदो रहेछ । प्रत्येक दिन यो ऋण ९७ करोडका दरले बढ्दो रहेछ । (http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/)।


    न्युयोर्कको टाइम स्क्वायरमा रहेको ‘राष्ट्रिय ऋण घडी’।

    माथिका कुरा भए पढेका, जानेका र मैले बुझेका कुराहरु । अब म मेरा अनुभवहरु सुनाउँछु । म बिहान अफिस जाने बाटोमा एउटा पार्क आउँछ । यो गोलाकार पार्कमा रहेको बेन्चमा म सँधै कोही न कोही सुतिराखेको भेट्छु । बिचरा गरीब भएर त होला पार्कमा सुत्नु परेको, यस्तो बरफ जम्ने जाडोमा भन्ने मनमा लाग्छ ।

    अर्को यस्तै दृश्य देखिन्छ लन्च आवरमा, हाम्रो अफिसमुनिको रेस्तुराँको ढोकामा सँधै एउटा माग्ने “आई एम हङ्ग्री सर” भनिराखेको हुन्छ । प्रत्येक दिन उ त्यहीँ हुन्छ ।


    एउटा स्मार्ट माग्ने भने बरोबर अफिस छुटेपछि फुटपाथमा देखिन्छ। उ सुकिलो लुगा, सफा स्पोर्ट शू र कानमा एफएम भएको हेडफोन लगाएर संगीतको धूनमा मागिराखेको हुन्छ । उ मागेर खानुपर्ने जस्तो पटक्कै देखिँदैन । किन हो कुन्नि, उ मागिराखेकै हुन्छ । त्यही फुटपाथमा ।

    अर्का एकजना माग्ने भने दयनीय अवस्थामा भेटिन्छ मेट्रो स्टेशननिर हेर्दै … … … । कहिलेकाहीँ म खानेकुरा, फलफूल उसलाई दिन्छु। हुनत म माग्नेलाई केही दिएर उसलाई सँधैका लागि माग्ने बनाउन चाहने ब्यक्ति त हैन, तैपनि कहिलेकाहीँ केही दिन मन लाग्छ । यस्ता अरु पनि भेटिन्छ माग्नेहरु तर मैले आजसम्म कुनै एसियनले मागेर हिँडेको देखेको छैन । यसमा मलाई अलि गर्व लाग्ने गर्छ । यहाँ केही नेपालमा गोरेहरुले खिच्ने जस्ता फोटोहरु राख्न पाउँदा मलाई रमाइलो लागेको छ, तपाईँलाई नि ?


    अमेरिकाको फुटपाथे पसल।


    सडकमा एक गरिब माग्ने (गोलो लगाइएकोमा हेर्नुस्)


    बुट पालिस गरेर गुजारा गर्नेहरु।

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    78 comments to धनी देशका गरिब जनता

    • Prakash Shrestha

      The article “Poorest people of the richest country” is quite interesting, and more than that is the mixed reactions presented by many readers on the subject. However, I am not very impressed of the article because of the following main reasons:

      1. First of all, the writer is trying to prove to the innocent nepalese that America has more beggars and homeless people than in Nepal. But the writer, probably doesn’t know how the poverty is defined in US. In US poverty is defined if a family’s total income is less than the family’s threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered in poverty. Where as the definition of poverty in Nepal is completely different.

      2. USA stands in 4th highest place in GDP per capita where as Nepal vertually has no position in GDP standings. Many people living in Rural Nepal (>25% of population) and some in Urban areas do not have even clothes to change when they wash the one they were wearing. They cannot afford even a two course of minimum quality food everyday. Where as this is far from true in USA.

      Ask the writer, if his standard of living has improved or gone down since he has migrated to USA. Ask him why he has migrated to USA, for what reason, if he sees so much better in Nepal.

      3. USA Government has the mandatory responsibility to take care of their citizens who are living below poverty level. Accordingly US has health, benefit and housing programs for those living below poverty. They have clean drinking water and fresh air to breath.

      Ask the writer what Nepal Govenment has program to help those poors.

      3. The writer perhaps has forgotten that a society is made up of various people such as rich and poor, wise and stupids, saints and thieves, youngsters and olds, man and woman. He cannot dream of homogeneous society that is having only rich, only wise, only youngs, etc.

      So I would suggest the author to do more study and research before making comments on any topics in the future, not to make comments on the basis of observation. Probably the poor sleeping on the bench and beggars the writer saw in USA are the illegal immigrants, who were not qualified for the social benefits.

      Prakash Shrestha
      From San Antonio, Texas

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    • pradip

      Dear Bas ji, good article.

      We aspect more article about poverty in america. American bhat ko sojho garne haru gali gardai rahun.

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    • रामचन्द्र

      सानुमान्छेको कुरा निराशावादी भए पनि सही र बेजोड छ । व्यास तिमी बढी आडम्बरी देखियौ , त्यसैले अमेरिका छोडेर दमौलीमा नै आएर दुखजिलो गरी ज्यान पाल्ने उद्यम गरी देशवासीलाई उपदेशको अचार बाँड्ने काम गर्दै अमेरिकाको गरीबीको बखान गर्दै आत्मरतिमा रमाऊ । दोष तिमीमा छैन , तिम्रो राजनीतिक दिक्षा र समझमा छ जुन सानैदेखि तिम्रा उपबुज्रुग गुरुहरुले पढाए।

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    • ksitiz

      ARU KEHI HOINA, YO HAMRO BYAS JI LAI HAMI SABAI NEPALI KAI BANI LA GE KO HO, KURA KAT NE RA ARU LAI TALLA DEKHAUNE. SURU MAI AAFAI LE COMMIT NAI GA RE KA CHAN ARU K BHAN NU….USA MA BA SERA PANI SOCHAI PARIVARTAN BHA YE NA CHA, DUKHA LAGYO… SABAI KO AAFNO DRISTIKON HUNCHA, TA RA YEUTA KURA K BHA NE NI, MEHNET GAR NE KO LAI JAHA PANI KAM CHA RA NA GAR NE LAI KAHI CHAI NA…. K GAR NE, CHOR MADE HARU AAYE RA HAMRO DESH KO SABAI INDUSTRY HARU MA KABJA GARI HAL YO NATRA HAMI PANI DHERAI RAMRO KAM HARU GAR NA SAK THIYAU. SALE CHOR HARU LE YA SAMMA KI TERAI REASON KO SAMMET REPRESENT GAR NA THAL YO. TYAHA KA LOCAL HARU LAI PAKHA LA YE RA.. K GAR NE.. YESTAI HO. UNI HARU EK PAISA NA MILUN JEL SUT DAI NA RA PRAGATI GAR CHA. HAMI BADHI KURA KATE RAI SAMAY BITAU CHAU … K GAR NE… YESTAI HO….KAHILE KAHI NIYAM KANOON LE AASAR GARCHA TA RA KEHI LAI MATRA, NOT FOR ALL….

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    • Dr. Nepali

      Dominance!
      Beggars in America are also american. And, this country thinks that america is a single planet, and rest of the world is just a hell. I hate american attitude toward rest of the world, even if I stay here.
      As for poverty, I think every country has had it. Rich countries dont publish it, poor countries publish it for just for begging money.

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    • Panda

      One thing more…
      There is no doubt that if any body is aware about the right, he or she doesnt need to beg in the street of any western country.

      I just wanted to point one thing which neither the writer nor the commentors have noticed…

      There are undercover intelligence people (I dont mean to all) who stay in the city disguising as begger, but if you see whole they neither earn much nor they are worried about it, they just do their duty…I have encountered few of such undercovr people…

      But I dont mean that all are undercover! Just making you aware!!

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    • stula

      People are people everywhere. Surprised to see such a pathetic comment by writer. Its not a way to see the humanity. Shame on you!

      Stula
      London

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    • vbn

      yo satya nai ho ki american khaire haru sachchi nai magante hun… ani alchhi pani sarai nai hunchha tara aruko kura katna chahi pachhi pardaina hai yini haru… because of maile kehi khaire haruko sathma kam garne mauka payako thiya lagbhag 2.6 years sangha kam garda yini haru bhikhari nai rahechha bhanne malai lagyo// hami haru lai baru job nabhaya pani aaphno pariwar ta palna sakinchha ni tara uni haruko job bina aaphu pani bachna garo rahechha sachchi bhikari haru hun yi khaire haru/// jabo 1/2 cent ko lagi pani rune garchha ho yini haru ta////

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    • madan

      ल हेर्नुस् उमेश्जी नेपालीहरु साचै बहादुर हुन कि होइनन?
      एऔट नेपाली को छोरा लाई अ्एरिका मा पनि गरीब हुँदा रहेछन भनेर अचम्म लाग्यो र फोटो देखायो,उस्ले त कम्सेकम फोटो त देखायो,अ्एरिका मा बसेर भात खाँदै मा साथीहरु किन यती चाडओ भाते भएको?कुकुर ले मात्रजहाँ भात खान्छ त्यही मलिक ठान्छ ।
      बुडो भए पनि,नराम्रो भएपनि गिरिजा बाबु,प्रचन्ड् नै हाम्रा नेता,बिकास नवएपनि,सिस्टम नवएपनि नेपाल नै हाम्रो देश ।हामी मारामार गरिरछौ,किनकी हामीलाई यसइ मा मजा लाग्छ ।भ्रस्टाचार हाम्रो सोख हो ?तपाईं के गर्नु हुन्छ ?
      तपाईं धर्म परिवर्तन गरेर आधुनिक बन्नु भो होला ?अमेरिका को भात खाएर मोटौनु भो होला ?डि भि पर्दै मा अब आफुलाई गोरे सम्झ्न लाग्नु भो होल,(हामीलाई यो पनि था छ कि गोरा ले कैलो छाला लाई कति हेप्छ्)
      अमेरिका मा बसेर नेपाल को सिस्टम लाई कृप्या गाली नगर्नुस् ?सक्नु हुन्छ खुला मन्च मा आएर भाषान दिनुस्,भैरब अर्याल को ड्याल बौ नवन्नुस् ? ? ? ?

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    • Ram Babu Dahal

      dherai ko pratikriya padhda shokh le magne bhayeko bhanne lagyo tara ke Nepal ma magne haru lai kam garna chahema garne thau chhaina ra ? yaha pani magante haru dherai jaso Kam garna nachahera(nasakera haina)magne pesa gareka hun jasto lagdachha.Kam matra majboori le yo pesama lageka hun. kohi mahanubhab haru le jun desh ma kamayera khanu chha thahi deshko naramro kina bhanne,bhani pratikriya pani dekhiyo,tara Tyasto bikashit,sabhya samaj bhayeko desh ma basera pani bastabik kura afna deshka daju bhai haru lai lai bhanna gahro manne ho bhane kina america gayera basnu? yahi base hudaina ra? ke paisa matra sabai thok ho?Desh prati ko maya, ra jimmewari pani hamile bahan garna siknu pardaina ra? sayad yahi nai nepalma basne nepali harule bidesh gayeka nepali haru bata aasa gareka hunchhan.Paisa ko matra aasa garaka hudainan.

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    • prem

      The only difference is we have more than 95% of population below poverty line and the US has less than 5% below poverty line (the numbers are just rough guesses).

      One picture like above may represent a few such people in a town but one picture like this in Nepal may represent millions of people.

      That is why our poverty is more visible than theirs.

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    • rajan

      Lau hai Gentle man ho, NEpalko Ramrai garera BIRODH GARA.Well done boys. Alll Nepalese are lazy and you arkako desma gaera BHADA MAJHNE, RESTURANT MA MOP GARNE chai Gatilo ,laj lagyo.You people who made the american Visa in kathmandu, I know your life style in nepal.
      Any way , keep it up.Jaha samma maile bujheko chhu, graduate studyes ma jane kehi nepali bahek aru sabai nai nepal ma kam nagari khane group ka manchhe hun, tyha gaera they are washing….. thats not bad. At least they have learnt how to……

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    • CM.Sapkota,Spain

      garibi nabhayeko desh kaha chha ra?
      jun desh dhani chha teha ka dherai janata garib chhan ! tara teha systam chha. je chaleko chha system le chaleko chha. hami garib chhainam hamro ma system chhaina.teti matra ho. yaha byas jee le , lekhe ka kura lai commentma rish pokhne haru le sochnu parne hunchha ki afu janme ko hurkeko desh lai bideshi le khilli udaune khal ko bebahar garda rish-rag chhaina tara kekanai afu ayera basem bhandaima teha ko yethartha lekhda uni haru mathi nai prahar garejasto gari runche sor le gali garchhan.

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    • rabin

      कुरा गरीबको हो त्यो त जहा पनी हुन्छ नै.तर अमेरीकामा बस्ने नेपालीहरुले अमेरीकामा तेस्तोपनी हुदोरहेछ भन्दा रीसाएको देख्दा र नेपाल नराम्रो,कन्गाल अनी सिस्तम नभेको देश भनेर गाली गरेको सुन्दा मलाइ सरम लाग्यो.तेति मीथो भासन गर्नेहरुले किन नेपाल्को सिस्तममा सुधार नगरेर अमेरिकाको चाकदि गरीराहो अनी आफुचाहि केहि नगर्ने जस्ले नेपाल्को लागी गरीराछ तेस्को बिरोध गर्ने यो कस्तो नेपालिपन? मलाइ त तिनीहरु पो पाखन्डी जस्तो लाग्छ है.

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    • L N Gautam

      वास्तब्मा व्यासजि अ्एरिका प्रति अलि बढि नै पुर्बाग्रहि भयजस्तो लाग्यो सायद अ्एरिक गयपछि सुति सुति खान र डलर कुम्ल्यौन पाइन्छ भन्ने भ्रम पालेर आउने धेरै नेपालि हरुको समुहमा उहा पनि हुनुहुन्ह्ह होला। तेसैले उहाले यस्तो कुरा गर्नु भयको जस्तो लग्यो। यस्को अर्थ अ्एरिक सबै कुरामा सत्प्रतिशत् ठिक् छ भन्ने कुरा भने पक्कै होइन। अ्एरिकमा गरिब् छन् तर ति मध्य सबै जना अल्छि र काम् गर्न नचाहने हरिलट्ठखरु हुन्। तिनै अल्छिको आधारमा अ्एरिक मा सबै बेठिक् छ भन्नु पक्कै राम्रो होइन। काम् गरेर खाने जाङर् भयकालाइ अ्एरिकमा थुप्रै अबसरहरु छन तर नेपालमा तेति धेरै अबसरहरु छैनन् । तेसैले ब्यासजिको भनाइ पुर्बाग्रहपुर्न छ ।
      L N Gautam
      USA

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    • LOOTE

      यो ब्यास भन्ने साथिले गलत क्याल्कुलेसन गर्यो.म पनि सम्राट ले गरेको कमेन्ट मा १००% नै सहमत छु किनकि जति पनि भेटिने माग्ने या त पार्क मा सुत्ने अमेरिकन हरु या त नन अमिरिकन हरु जो अन्य देश बाट त्यहा गएर बसोबास गर्दै गरेका हुन्,तिनिहरु गरीब होइनन्. तिनिहरु “हरामी” हुन्,पृथ्वी का भार “अल्छे” हरु हुन्.मैले अमेरिकाको गुनगान गरेको होइन,यथार्थ, अमेरिका र नेपाल लाखौ गुणा फरक छ.यो ब्यास ब्रदर लाइ के भएछ……?

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    • razan

      yeah garib ta jaha pani hunchha .
      tara sochai garib hunabhayena . ni .. .afno desh ma makhonamarne hoina ani bahira . gaera .. chhahin afno desh ko system . lai dosh dine.
      yo kasto .bidambana ho ?
      maile bujhnai sakdina .
      aja ka youths haru ko .. kura.
      pheri manche pani kasta hamro desh ka .. unailai thulo manne. ho thulo tyo hunchha jo manchhe yehi return bhayera output afno desh lai dina sakos na ki euta jaabo greeencard liera amrica ma basera .NEPal lai nanathari gaali garos.
      bye ..

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    • विराज

      खै धेरै कमेन्ट गर्ने साथिहरु किन हो कुन्नी, अमेरिका माथी सहानुभुती राख्नु हुन्छ जस्तो छ (धेरैले है, सबैले हैन नि!)। कसै कसै ले त नुनको सोझो पनि गर्नु भयो। ठिकै छ।

      तर एउटा कुरा। अमेरिकाले यत्रो बिघ्न ऋण चाहि को सँग लिदो रैछ? बिल गेट्स संग त हैन? आज भर्खरै एक जना साथिले भने अनुसार, अमेरिकाको चिनसँग ब्यापार घाटा वा ऋण के हो टन्नै छ रे। खै कति हो ट्रिलिएन डलर पो। यसबारे कसैलाई थप जानकारी भए जान्न पाए हुन्थ्यो। सबैलाई त काम नलाग्ला, तर हामी नेपालमा बस्नेहरुलाई कहिले काहिँ मोरियार्टिलाई कुरीकुरी पार्न काम लाग्थ्यो कि भनेर।

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    • Nepali in USA

      Dear all,
      The reality is that in USA only those people are beggars who are lazy to work, otherwise there is no problem of basic needs for anyone. Even for disables and jobless citizens US government provides money to fulfill basic requirements.

      So the pictures presented here speaks the truth but thats their own choice not their fate like in Nepal.

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    • american are tourist and they have right to take pic. of anything they want.
      it does not mean that we are poor and they take pic.
      Most of them have good experiance visiting Nepal.
      all they said, it is life changing experiance.
      they learn a lot, they think nepalese are nice and very good people.

      American has human right and security for poor people and RESPECT for human.

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    • pralaya

      kura sachoo hoon.tara te sab alchii hoon. kam napayou ne hoinan,sabai jana sakkari berojgari vata khayera sadak ma sutera magne hoon

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    • pravin

      Only difference between foreigners (mostly US, Japanese, and europeans)and us is – we go to US or europe for earning money and better life whereas they visit our country to relax. Now, we should think by ourself before commenting others.

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    • The Observer

      Byas has opened interesting discussion about poverty in USA at a time when the country is the only superpower in the world. Since collapse of Soviet Union, there has been no other country that seems to somehow counterbalance American maneuvres.

      Talking about poverty in America, coastal country sides including in Florida (Constitunt state of Mr. George Bush)is housed by millions of poor, mostly non-whites. I have never been to America, in fact I never thought about going to America. These are the pictures I have seen in some TV programmes. There was an impression that George Bush did not pay attention to Katrina hurricane and its possible aftermath mainly because the potential affectees were poor blacks.
      I noticed varieties of comments about America, its economy and strength. But all its strength and prosperity is coming all from the sweat and efforts of outsiders, mainly the third world people. Indiginous Americans have long been displaced by the migrant Europeans and they have thoughtfully worked out strategy to use migrants from the third world as cheap labor. Such a strategy is also grossly promoted by other imperialistic powers, UK being in the head line throughout. There are many countries supporting America, in popular Nepali literature Chamach States, vigorously promote USA to become a clever dictator. For example, Nepal do not receive any substantial support from USA except for direct implementation projects in rural areas where 100s of Peace Corps volunteers (Americans) are employed or other education and projects under USAID. If USA assistance to Nepal is to compare with the other countries like India, China, Japan and Scandanavian counties with less economically prosperous country, the latter override the American inputs. But why our rulers, so called democrats are so much afraid of the Americans? Why Moriarty, a foregn diplomat, has the liberty to make comments about every event in Nepal, in fact delivers speeches with guiding principles on Nepal politics? Is it because, Moriarty genuinely cares / about /loves Nepal (a Nepali patriot?)! Not at all, it is just to reflect its imperialistic approach. If it is any other national, he would have been Persona-non-grata a long ago. It is all because of its economy, in fact. It is because of the strength of US Dollar. All over the world every one dreams of piling up USD (even not UK pound or Euro) because we are so used to. A question though, answer to which is not easy to find.

      US Dollar is available everywhere in all countries so much so… How come it is so easily available to buy wolrdwide economy. Does America follow international principles while printing USD Notes? Does USA really store valuables equivalent to the currency bills in circulation (which would be trillion–trillions…)?

      To answer the question who

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    • Interesting comments!!!!!!!

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    • silent_reader

      sanumanchhe ko comment ramro lagyo.

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    • Iagree with you.But there is difference between thiers and ours.In nepal our government makes us poor but in US some people are poor not because of government.Are you clear?

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    • Bikram

      Byasji le ke bhanna khojeko ho, America ma ta tyesto homeless haru chha Nepalma nahune ta kurai bhaena tyesma thulo kura chhaina, ajha aba dhukka bhaera sabai Nepali magne banau bhanna khojeko ho ki ke ho?

      Dukha dekhera tapai lai ramailo lagyo, yes kurale tyo garibi bhanda ajha dukhi banayo malai.

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    • Subash

      जे होस अमेरिकि भात मजाले लागेको रहेछ नेपालि हरु लाई,
      लेखक् ले अमेरिका मा पनि गरिब रहेछन भन्दा कति रिस उठेको|
      कति चाडो बफादर भएछन तर यहा भारत बाट आयेर बर्सौ बस्दा पनि
      मेरा भारत माहान् भन्न छोड्दैनन्, यस मानेमा अमेरिका बस्ने नेपालि भनाउदा अमेरिकालि हरु लाई मुरि मुरि बधाई छ मेरो|

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    • manandhar

      ल ब्यास जी . अमेरिका मा गरिब देखेछन ,

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    • pranav

      Dhanyabad Sir !

      Aba yasai garera “Garib Deshka Dhani Janata” Sirshakma hamro desh Nepalka Saamanti, Bhrastachari, Deshdrohiharuko pai sampati ra tiniharuko karobar tatha dincharyako barema lekh padhna paiencha kee ?

      Sachin

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    • v3

      For only suresh k. thapa.

      i want to tell him to think about a best idea to eliminate poverty of nepal.how about giving Nepal to u.s .ani hamro desh ka garib haru le dv ma form bharera afno garibi unmulan garne sapana tapai jasto manche le dekhdainan.

      hello.laj saram lagdaina.tapai ko ? yo gaule soch rakhne tapai kun resturant ma bhada majnu hunchha.tapaiko address pauna.tapailai bhetna ma abasya aauchu.tapaiko anuhar pani herauna.kati class paadnu bhayo.yesto mahan bichar .tapailai salute mero tarfa bata.

      by the way Nepali magne haruko yestai nai soch hunchha,afno desh ma kehi garna nasakne ani arka ko desh ma aayera mai hu bhanthanne.amerika ko khate yestai nai hunchhan.la ta pheri pheri yestai bichar herna pau.dhanyabad

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    • pawan sharma

      यि मोरा हरु ले त अझै भात्ता पनि खान्छन्,अनी भिख पनि माग्छन्,
      हैन र
      अल्छि डुकुलन्ठ्क हरु

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    • nepal po garib ho ta, nepali ta hoina ni.

      yo kuraa kina birseko..??

      ani yaar nepal ra nepali sanga bidesh ra bideshi sanga compaare nagarnu nai besh holaa…!!

      coz–sabbai lai thaha cha…..nepal is the best.

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    • mahesh/// dallas

      homeless……..
      poor…………
      drug addict……….
      thives………

      u name it you find it

      i am always wondering why government is doing nothing

      i was also surprised to see these in USA

      but now i am so used toooo

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    • kancha

      garibi ta jaha pani hunchha
      chahe america ya ethiyo piya,nepal tara pani
      america ko magne pani ma american hu bhanera garwa garchha….
      hami jati sampanna bhayepani america bhanepachi
      marchau…dv ..greencard..
      bhanda bhandai magne ko bhanda pani gugreko life huncha harmro us ma…
      ki kaso

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    • Casanova

      Byas Sir,
      One should really appreciate the amount of effort you have put for this post. Wonderful piece of work to go through.Thanx a lot!!
      Your write ups and comments are usually mindblowing. keep it up!

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    • हो आजमलाई मेरोनेपालमा आएका अमेरिकनहरुले माग्नेहरुप्रति गरेको ब्यावाहारसम्झिँदा यो तापाईको प्रतक्ष लेखले सहिसावित गरेको पाँए उनिहरुले के गर्थेभने माग्नेहरुले माग्दा उनिहरु देखेनदेखेको गर्ने गर्थे भने कसैले फोटो खिच्थे|मैले नदेखेपनि अमेरिकनहरु हामि हरु जस्तै कुखुरा बाख्रा आदी पालेर जिबन निर्बाहगर्छन किनकि यसरिगरेको आर्जन भनेमैले प्रत्क्ष भोग गरेको छु|

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    • huna ta american haru apni magne huda rahechhan, garib huda rahechhan hamile chahi hun kin nahune bhannu ta bhaena tar khub swada lagyo! majja lagyo!
      tar euta kura bhanna man lagyo americama hamro deshma jasto kam napaer magne bhaka bhane hoinan tyaha chahi manchheharu alchhi bhaer magne bhaeka hun!
      je hos lekhai ra bishay dubai man paryo! ani manma america prati katrao ris rahechha bhanne samjher has pani uthirachha!

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    • Sur

      mitra
      why did u go to such a poor country? Return to your own country. You people tell one thing and do another thing. I know, you people die for getting US visa. Now when you are there, you say different things. When will you learn the better things from others? I think never. There are many good things about America to show but you have selected those things which represents you and your mentality. Please don’t try to show bad things, just try to show good things. You can’t compare Nepal and USA by showing such stupid things. Be realistic. ok. Don’t mind.

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    • Arun Gurung

      US and rich countries always seem trying to solve poverty in other countries. They need to look into themselves first. I remember seeing many pictures of poor and homeless people of US for the first time in media after Katrina disaster.

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    • shiv ram bhurtel

      Mitra ko yo bisaya le malai pani mero man ko kura rakhe jasto bhaeko chha ma nepal gaera esta photo ko exibition nai garne bichhar thie.ma hal california ma chhu yo america ko number richeast state ho but yo state nai amerika ko sabai bhanda badi homeless basne thau pani ho .hal sal kai euta adhyan anusar sansfrancisco city ma matrai 35 hajjar ra tyasko aarko city oakland ma 27 hajjar ra pura california state ma ek lakha 45 hajjar homeless chhan ra esalai local news ppr le shame of city bhani lagatae 3 hapta bibaran chhapeko thiyo .usa ko yo hal dekhe pachhi citizen bhaer wa english janer kehi hundain edi bhagya ma lekheko chhaina bhane. ra aarko kura yo des mehenat garne ko lagi matra ho lagu padartha khane kam nagarne aalchhi haru ko lagi narka ho .yo des ko aarko darlagdo pachhya ke bhane ehako kanun eti kada chhaki aarthik (credit )bigrine bitikai sadak ma nai pugnu parne banai dinchha.euta example deu edi tapai le credit card ko paypent ek din matra dhila garnu bhayo bhane 35 usd jariwana tirnu pardachha teti matra nabhai banki aaru sabai bato banda hunchha tyo afford gaena saken bhane sampurna aarthik sthiti damadol bhai sadak ma pugnu parne yo des ko kanun aati kada chha .ehi law @orders maintanance le nai yo des bhaneko pani ho .any way mitra ko bisaya le malai chhoyo jun bastbik kura nepalile thaha paunu ramro.

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    • व्यास जी,मलाई त खासै राम्रो लागेन? नेपाल को यथार्थ तपाईं लाई राम्रो सँग थाहा छैन जस्तो लाग्यो ? अमेरिका को रुल्,रेगुलेसन का कुरा हरु,ट्राफिक रुल का कुरा हरु ,कुनै काम लिएर अफिस् मा जानु भयो भने कति छिटो हुन्छ काम हरु,त्यो लेख्नुस्,जब कि नेपाल का भ्र्स्टा अफिसर हरु ले केही सिकुन?
      यस्तो कुरा हरु त खासै राम्रो होला जस्तो लाग्दैन है मलाई त,अरु को कुरा काट्नु भन्दा पनि आफु ले केही सिक्नु,आफु कसरी माथि जान सकिन्छ ,कसरि अरु ले कुरा काट्ने बाटो पाउदैनन भनेर आफ्नो कुरा तिर नै लाग्न राम्रो होला ,कि कसो?
      अनि अर्को कुरा,यहाँ Hourly Basis मा job पाउन कुनै Tension छैन,यहाँ का मान्छे हरु अल्छि भएर होला शायद भोक भोकै सुत्नु परेको,नत्र अरु एसियान हरु भोक भोकै नभएको ठाउँ मा खैरे हरु कसरी भोकै हुन्छ अल्छि नभ्ए ? नेपाल मा हेर्नुस्,काम को अभाब मा कति युबा बिदेसिएका छन्,कति काम को खोजिमा दिन रात भौतरिएका हुन्छन्,
      काम पाउन लाई नेता को,मन्त्री को छोरा ,नातेदर हुनुपर्छ? खै यहाँ त बु…श को नातेदर नभे पनि काम गर्न पाउछ, तेसै ले यस्ता कुरा हरु हेर्नुस् , नेपाल क नेता हरु लाई बेला बेला म सतर्क बनै राख्नुस् ,तपाईं ,म ,हामी सबै ले यस्तै गरौ ,देश को लागि !

      राजेन्द्र सेढाई
      अमेरिका

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    • BGS

      Rather than being happy to see the poverty in US, I’d like to take your article as an encouragement for Nepali people to stop criticizing what Nepal does not have, and how western world is so glamorous.
      Almost everyone in Nepal, who hasn’t been to US likes to dream about what they can achieve in US. Yes people can achieve so much in US as it is “the land of oppurtunity”; however, “the land of oppurtunity” might be because you are willing to do any kind of labor to raise your status there, where as the same people are not willing to perform the kind of labor back home.
      Further, your article points to me that if anyone doesn’t desire to achieve, they cannot in any part of the world(exception: mentally or physically disabled), whether they may be in “the land of oppurtunity”.

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    • sudip

      kam chaina kaj chaina khane bela laj chaina vaneko jasto ho yo topic. but jun mathi lekhiyeko cha yesto chai patakai chaina. america vaneko yetro ktm jasto hoina yedi yehako barema sachikai janne ho vane malai massage pathaunu.tehi vayer yeha auna ko lagi manche sabai pagal hunchan.

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    • aakanshyaa

      Beggars are found everywhere in the world. I dont see any significance of this article.

      …aakanshyaa…

      P.S. I am quite sure this comment will not be approved.

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    • one more thing, these photos are of DC area, the capital of the United States. but it is no surprise that there are beggers in USA. America is rich does not necessarily mean that all those living in USA should be rich.

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    • sudarshan

      premji
      your comments are really good.

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    • when i saw the photos, all of those begging were young men who chose to beg rather than work. If an illegal immigrant can work and earn money enough to survive and even send some money back home,why cant those people??? They are beggers because they are lazy.

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    • sanumanchhe

      लेखक अली धेरैनै आफू लाई अ-मेरिका प्रति नकारात्मक धारणा पालेर् राख्नू भयेको जस्तो लाग्छ। सरदर ४० प्रतिशत नेपाली हरू मा येस्तो किसिमको मनोभावना छ। जस्तो की चिन लाई मनपराउने, भारत लाई गालि गर्ने तर हिन्दी गीत गुन्-गुनाउनुपर्ने। चना चट्पटे बेचेर एक दिनमा ३०० देखि ५०० कमाउने तराई बासिइ होस या भारतीय लाई गरिब देख्ने आखा, अनी आफू चाही २८, ३० बर्ष सम्म सिन्को नभाचिकन मेरो हजुरबाऊ येस्तो, मेरो बाऊ उस्तो, मेरो काका को भन्सारमा जागिर्, मेरो दाई ईन्जिनियर, मेरो भिनाजू डाक्टर भन्दै चिया पसलमा अड्डा जमायेर पैसा तिर्ने बेलामा ए आज त घरमा पर्श चुटेछ भनेर उम्किने दाउ गर्ने कुरा हरु मात्र हुन।

      सरदर ७५ प्रतिशत नेपालीहरूमा कूपोषणको समस्या छ। मै हु भन्ने अधिकाम्श नेपालीको भान्सामा न्यूनतम चाहिने पोषण तत्व भयेको भोजन पाक्दैन। पिल्लर ठडाईयेको घरमा न्युनतम सरसफाई र आवस्यक सुरक्षा हुदैन। हामी गोर्खाली लडाकू पनि भन्ने अनि विश्वको ग्यान भूमि र बुद्धको शन्तीको पनि बखान गर्ने। सिता को जन्मभूमी भन्ने अनि आफ्नै छोरी चेली बम्बैमा बेच्ने। हामी ४०००, ५००० हजार वर्ष देखि को शिक्षित पनि भन्ने अनि ईराक देखि ईथियोपिया सम्म पैसा को लागि जस्तोसुकै काम पनि गर्ने। कानूनमा स्नातक गर्ने आफ्नै काम पर्दा लेखन्दास लै निबेदन लेखाउने अनि मेजर ईङिलिस लियेर स्नातक गर्ने अनि ८, १० कक्षा पढेका सग एप्लिकेसन लेख्न लगाउने।जन्मदै भारते वर्षे ऊत्तराखन्डे पनि भन्ने आफ्नै नस्लका लाई साला धोती भन्ने अनि तिब्बती लामा नभै कर्मकान्ड नचल्ने अलि मैलो कपडा लगायेका र सोझा आफ्नै नस्लकालाई पाखे भोटे भन्ने। आफूलाई शहरिया भन्ने रेड लाईटमा गाडी हुइक्याउने अनि मेरो न्यु रोडमा ८, १० तल्ले घर छ भन्ने गटर्को पानी पैदल यात्रू को टाउकोमा खसाल्ने। अनि आफ्नो आङ को भैसी पनि नदेख्ने अनि अरुको लिखा पनि देख्ने। खुन्खार मार्कसवादी चिन्तन पनि गर्ने अनि भाकल मा सप्रेको कालो बोको नभै नहुने। येस्तै छ यहाको चलन येस्तै छ यहाको राष्टियता हजार जिब्रो भयेको शेष नागले ( ) पनि वर्णन गरेर नसक्ने अनि अ मेरिकामा बसेर नेपाल्मा शान देखाउने।

      धन्यबाद!

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    • well done Byas ji, well done, i am so happy with your news.

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    • Laxman

      even I have seen so many ex american soldiers in Sanfrancisko who were handicaped by Vietnam war. They were with the play cards. One of them (who was standing with one leg) where he had written ” I am the victim of Vietnam war and that is not enough money(pension) to survive my family which provides government. so, If you have a heart please help me and my family”. He was shouting. onfortunately I had no change;just realized the policy of US government and regreting I couldn’t drop even a coin in his hand. being poor is not only the cause of laziness.
      Laxman, Brussels

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    • Suresh K. Thapa

      Please remember these things…
      (1) Beggars/homeless in US are mainly because of their own laziness, not due to lack of work. When a Nepali arrives in US, he doesn’t bring his wealth from Nepal but brings his determination to work hard and excel. I have not seen a single beggar/homeless Nepali or any Asian.
      (2) Poor people in US are poor in American standard. They still have TV, cars and AC in their homes.
      (3) Its also true that if poor people from Nepal get chance to come to US, I believe each of them will rise above the poverty line even in American standard. So, if US really wants to help Nepal, DV should be allocated to poor Nepalese, not to the rich and elite.
      Thanks

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    • रबिन्द्र राज गिरी

      Amazing experience. The people and media convey always good sides of the western democracy. But, the reality is different. The essence of western democracy is himalayan gap between poor and rich, which ultimately eliminates existence of the poors.

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    • Surendra Samant

      This a reality, I have seen last time many people were asking some money. Nepali people are poor because there is no opportunity but in USA there is opportunity. Whoever are bragger in USA they are lazy people they don”nt want to do the work. If they do work they won’t need to do such things.USA is not a poor but some stupid people live in USA.

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    • Prayas

      Dear Friends,

      My office is just three minutes walk from White House in Washington DC. When I return from office at around 5 PM there are lots of people asking for “dollar”, “dime” and “nickel” in the subways. There is always a queue of beggers for a plate of food in a particular place where food is distributed to those people everyday.

      So there are poor people everywhere in USA too. But In my opinion they have made begging their profession becoz if they want to work, I am sure they will get one. America is not heaven as we tend to think from Nepal. It is a place where people work 15 hours a day to manage their life.

      Prayas
      Washington, DC

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    • Samrat

      व्यास जि
      तिम्रो कुरा अलिकति ठीक हो र अरु बेठीक हो । ठीक कुन्चाइ हो भने, हो यिनी हरु ले अर्का को देश देखौन परे भने खाली नराम्रो नराम्रो मात्र देखौछ । तेसो गर्दा इनिहरु को जनता मा एस्तो भ्रम पर्न जान्छ कि, उनिहरु र अरु पस्चिमि गोरा हरु मात्र superior जिन्दगी बिताइ रहेको छ। जस्को कारन् ले उनिहरु आफ्नो सरकार प्रती सदा बफादार् र सन्तोश् भै रहन्च। र अरु ठाउ को मन्चे लाइ 3rd world, Telivison मा देख्ने गरेको दरिद्र हरु हुन् भन्ने भ्रम् भै रहन्च। तेसैले बहिर घुमेर आउने American गोरा हरु को र भ्यगुता को कुवा गोरा हरु को सोचाइ अरु देश् को नागरिक् प्रति धेरै फरक् मत पाइन्६।

      अब अर्को कुरा गरौ। तिमि ले भनेको जस्तो गरि जुन् homeless हरु ६न्, उनिहरु हाम्रो देश् मा जस्तो मजबुरि ले गर्दा भयेका homeless हरु हैननन्। तिनि हरु आफ्नो इच्या ले गर्दा homeless भयेका हरु हुन्। तिनि हरु अल्चि, जध्या र नराम्रो नषा मा लागेका हरु हुन्। यो देश मा एस्तो system छ कि कोही लाइ पनि गास् बास् र कपाश को problem हुनु पर्ने आवस्यक्ता चाइ छैन । तेसै कारण ले America is land of oppertunity भनिन्छ त्यो एक्दम ठीक कुरा को । जुन देश मा बिदेशी हरु आएर गैर कनुनी तरिका ले एकदम निम्न रकम मा काम गरेर आफ्नो गुजारा राम्रो सँग चलाऊन सक्६ भने, के यि American नगरिक हरु लाइ homeless भएर बाच्नु पर्ने स्थिती आउँला र?

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    • H. Ghimire, USA

      Byas ji ko kura satya ho. Yaha ma basnegareko Illinois state ma pani “walmart” ra “shop and save” jasta shopping complex ma ” one doller please !” bhanera haat thapne khaire ra kale dherai patak dekheko chhu. Ek patak bihanai jado ma thar-thar kapdai euta khaire le “two quarters(dui-suka) please!” bhanera aayeko thiyo.

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    • das

      ya im also london hear also lots of som time we give food ,we make rice , tarkari 20 ,30 people ,their sleeping gardens or open road ,TONEY BLEAR also homeless man BUT I i dont have any photo ,thanks dasharath bashyal london uk

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    • Krishna Rai, USA

      Dont compare a tiny but mismanaged country, Nepal with a continent size USA where a flight from California to Newyork takes about 6 hours, a distance more than Madras to Bejing, but learn the system how they manage so huge country so effectively that they are above all the industrilized countries with the prefix “super” before the name of their country–Krishna K Rai, Baltimore, USA

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    • PRADESHI

      lets try to be better not showing others worse.

      we are poor indeed, asian countries and african countries are poor, its true, usa is rich country, its just fashion , i have seen some beggar in london as well but they seem doing that because they are lazy or something other reason. i was really shocked wen i visited scotland in november, it was damn cold, windy and rain, i saw one lady , young lady, on the street sitting down with one thin blanket, i have never seen female beggar in the uk before than that. it was really pity.

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    • Ram Krishina

      garib hoinan alchhi haru hun, & tini haru alchhi nabhaye hami bahira bata aaune haru le kasari kaam paaunu ta?

      USA

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    • karnabahadurbk

      no only usa magante more in europe magante.

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    • yokoho

      भन्न् खोज्या के ओइ ?, अमेरिका गोएर् बस्ने अनि आफ्नै हजुर् मालिक को पुच्छ्रर निमोथ्ड्ने् । जस्ले भात दिन्छ तसैको उछित्तो कड्ने ? यो ठीक होइन ।

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    • mirsi

      Remind me my days in DC.hehehe subway in Dupont circle….

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    • Darin Foster

      Poverty and Wealth In America
      The small town of Taos sits at the northern edge of a long river valley that stretches north from Albuquerque, cutting through the high mountains of northern New Mexico. The town is dominated by Taos Mountain and the even more majestic Wheeler Peak, the highest point in the state. The Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mountains circle the horizon. To the south and west of town, the Rio Grande Gorge slices down 800 feet (244 meters) into the rocky desert scrub. These waters, which have cut through the highlands for millennia, continue south through the length of the state, before turning abruptly east to form the border between the United States and Mexico.

      Something in the geography of the place, or if you believe the words of the local mystics, the call of the Mountain herself, seems to encourage contrasts in Taos. These contrasts exist both in the natural world, and in the human communities that have placed themselves in this isolated place. Perhaps nowhere else in the United States do extreme affluence and abject poverty exist in such close proximity, nor are the lessons of culture, race and wealth so easy to read.

      The true extend of poverty in the United States is one of the country’s many unacknowledged truths. Moving from state to state, the examples are almost endless. The homeless fill the parks and public spaces of the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. The Hispanic population on the east side of Austin, Texas, home to Dell Computers and numerous other high tech companies, often dwell in homes with dirt floors and plywood walls. Beggars with hand-made cardboard signs reading “Please Help” stand at busy intersections or sit along downtown sidewalks in almost every urban area. Across the deep south, in the states that once formed the heart of the Confederacy and are now the core of the “conservative” Republican Party, communities of poor blacks continue to survive in dilapidated housing, working where and how they can in order to just get by. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the world had the opportunity to see the poverty and neglect that typify these communities.

      One Side of Taos

      New Mexico, though, and particularly northern New Mexico, shows poverty on an entirely different level. Per capita, the state itself is consistently one of the three poorest in the United States, and Taos, with only 32,000 residents, is one of the poorest counties within the state. Estimates of per capita income in Taos County range from $16,000 to $18,000. Almost 21 percent of the population, and almost 25 percent of those under 18, lives below the already low federal poverty level. These rates are nearly double the U.S. average, and sadly they are not the highest poverty rates in the state. Federal census data shows other New Mexico counties with poverty rates above 50 percent. Official unemployment stands at 5.8 percent, well above the national average of 4.5 percent. Even this number appears low to the locals, because federal statistics do not count those who have simply dropped out of the traditional economy.

      The tell-tale signs that so often accompany poverty can be seen in the health profile of the county. Alcohol-related deaths account for 0.07 percent of all deaths in the county, as compared to a national average of 0.02 percent. Deaths from cirrhosis of the liver (often associated with alcoholism) and diabetes were twice the national average. Births to single mothers account for over 54 percent of all births in the county, while 20 percent of all babies are delivered by women, often girls, under the age of 19. The abuse of heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana are all too common. Rio Arriba county, which sits immediately to the south of Taos, has the highest rate of death by heroin overdose in the country.

      The effects of poverty can also be seen in the field of education. While the state appears to spend more than the U.S. average on its students, these same students consistently rank at or near the very bottom of all measures of educational performance. For example, only 20 percent of the state’s fourth graders can read at a “proficient” level, placing the state in a tie for 48th place among the 50 U.S. states. In 2004-05, New Mexico placed dead last in a survey of “smartest” states. In 2006, the state had moved up slightly to number 43, but a recent report by Education Week placed New Mexico 50th on a “Chance for Success” scale. This means that the state is the worst in the nation at preparing its students for a meaningful career, or in fact, any career at all.

      The combined effects of poverty and a lingering rural village lifestyle can be seen on every street in the town. Abandoned cars and refrigerators fill yards and side-streets. Trash flutters in the high desert winds, to be caught by tree branches and fenceposts. Outside the core of town, roads are rarely paved, and trailers, mobile homes or even tents serve as housing. Feral dogs roam the wilder neighborhoods. Entire sections of the county appear to be broken, crumbling, or simply rusting away.

      The situation in Taos clearly shows that wealth and development are not the same thing. In the end, the absolute wealth of a country, or a town, may be almost irrelevant. It is the distribution of that wealth, the spread between the top and the bottom, and the existence of a functional, integrated middle class, that reflects true development. The problem with Taos is not that the poor are poor or that the rich are rich. The problem is that no force, either governmental or private, exists to moderate the excesses of the affluent or alleviate the worst depths of poverty.

      The type of disparities in wealth seen in tiny Taos inhibit economic growth, decrease democratic participation in government, exacerbate racial and ethnic conflicts, and decrease the overall level of security for all members of the community. In an ever shrinking global community, the lesson of Taos is one that the United States, and the developed world in general, need to learn before it is too late.

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    • Tilak

      tara tyo boot polish garne ,sadak side ma sutne pani gadi chadekai hunchha,mobile bokekai hunchha ani k garib bhanne,tyo ta mati garib matrai ho usko kam garna alchi bhayera

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    • We have lots of “Magnes” in Norfolk. Most of them don’t like to waste their time working for others.

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    • Jillabashi

      Yes, america is a capitalist country. There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor. But, I do not think there is any difficulty finding jobs paid on hourly basis. There may be compitition on salaried positions, but there should not be any problem finding hourly jobs for sincere and hard workers. As long as a person is willing to work (not lazy), I believe, even a high school drop-out can find plenty of jobs leading him or her into a normal way of living: small apartment with basic utilities and electronics.

      Mr Byas has not seen any asian beggers, Why? The answer should throw some light.

      My impression is that most ( I am not saying all) of the beggers are drug addict who either
      1)cannot work physically because they ruined their health,
      2)or, do not want to work,
      3)or, cannot be hired because of their conduct.

      Why they started drug at the first place is a whole different issue. My impression again is that this addiction is not because of the unemployment, but it is otherway around. Mr Byas must have seen beggers with a placard saying, “Why lie, I need a beer!”

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    • Sudeep NYC

      Just to add on this, New York’s rent is getting so high that one million (10 lagh)people of the city have to choose between food or the rent…..

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    • sudarshan subedi

      yes u right i have seen may homeless on thr street in DC area but i dont think those pictures represent the reality of US.those are the people of America who
      doesnt like to work and out of social life.they drank a lot whatever they have money and sleep on the streets.thats right-MAGNE NAI KARMA BHAY PACHHI TAKASKO K LAGCHHA RA?Otherwise everybody can survive easily just working 20 hrs in a week.if the nation doesnt have job oppoutunites,why r they bringing the people from other countries.

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    • Olathunbasta

      drop of water in the ocean. It is not big issue for me, have ever seen number of beggers in any city of US in the same no. as u see in ktm valley.

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    • Rai, San Francisco

      Byashjee,
      Obsolutely you are right. You are in New York, New York’s weather is too cold in winter and too hot in summer so New York has not many homeless people. I am in San Francisco, California. If you come to this city, you will see how many homeless people in this city. San Francisco Mayor. Gavin Newsom welcomed all homeless people in this city. They have program to give them shelter and food to everyone, they used to provide cash this Mayor changed the rule. But interesting thing is, they don’t want to stay in shelter. They enjoy in streets, because they can not do drugs in shelter. Even they stay in shelter, they come out for their extra income for Beer or drugs so you see so many homeless people begging in streets.
      San Francisco, California has wonderful weather, not too cold and not too hot, they can sleep anywhere they want and Mayor couraging to homeless people to come San Frnacisco. Someday, one of the beautifual city of United States, will be homeless city.

      Tej Rai,
      San Francisco, California

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    • payal

      i donno know what the writer wants to shows to those who hav a lot of dream to come here in usa .. i accept that in america they hav lot of beggar . n homless but they r not similar like ours .. i mean they dont distrub .. they dont forced you to give … i know newyork is the wrost place in the whole america .. on there a lot of crime happens every day .. n of course lot of begger r there tooo .. so i just want to say the writer visit other state n analyze yourself … what the begger means actually ..
      dont try to distract tthe who want to come here for better life ..

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    • smriti

      US ma dhani matrai chainan. Dherai homeless pani chan. Tara mihinet garne lai chain prasastai awasar haru pani chan. Bhagya mai magne huna lekheko cha bhane jahan gaye pani magnai parcha.

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    • sp

      khai ke achamma bhayo ra ?
      testo khushi hunu parne kura k pani dekhdina ta …

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    • sharma

      हो हो मैले पनि सुनेको छु,US has the maximum no. of homeless in compared to any other countries in the world. अहिले चाहीँ राम्रै सँग हेर्न पाएँ। तर, नेपालीहरुले दिनको दुई छाक खान गार्‍हो भएपनि आफू सुत्न र बस्नको लागि एउटा कोठा त पाएकै छ जस्तो लाग्छ। यो हिसाबमा त अमेरिका भन्दा नेपाल धनी नै रहेछ।

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    • prem

      Money has no limit and rich is different thing and life god given gift is another thing. Comparing human life with physical things I think would not produce anything productive at all. Human by birth everyone is rich expect disabled ones. Thats what I think.

      Ego is dangerous thing please try to stay away with it.

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    • puru

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