Thinking about the below, the US might be the first rich Third World country.

Our infrastructure is failing, our social programs that make society itself prosper are being dismantled, and we have a higher GINI coefficient than even some of the former standard-bearers of inequality.

We have a lot of wealth, but the average person lives a precarious life where one mistake, one missed paycheck or one arrest could destroy them forever

There aren’t a lot of people starving, but contrary to popular belief in most Third World countries that is also true.

I don’t even like the term “Third World.” I’ve lived in the so-called “Third World” and it’s all just people trying to get along, like anywhere else.

That said, it’s a useful term still.

Yes, I do think the US is the first rich Third World country. Things are only going to get worse from here, too.