They are written, as with a sun beam. in the whole volume of human nature, by the. hand of the divinity itself; and can never be. erased or obscured by mortal power.â. â Alexander Hamilton, 1775. âThe basis of our political systems is the. right of the people to make and to alter. their Constitutions of Government.
An income-related example would be living on less than $X per day. Relative poverty refers to a standard which is defined in terms of the society in which an individual lives and which therefore differs between countries and over time. An income-related example would be living on less than X% of average UK income. Absolute poverty and relative poverty are both valid concepts.
The view that relative poverty is not important is a perfectly valid position to take â it is just not the view that the authors of this website, along with most other researchers, the EU, the UK government, and politicians of all hues across the political spectrum take.