 On the other hand, there is almost certainly a lower limit to this relativity. If the average income level in a nation is very low indeed, then even people with high income in relation to this average might well lack the resources needed to lead a minimally decent life. For example, if people in a given nation cannot eat well enough to avoid malnutrition on an income that is twice the national average, then even some people who are relatively rich in this nation will still be living below the level of the social minimum. For this reason, it also seems essential to hold to an idea of an absolute global social minimum alongside that of nationally-specific minima.