&gt; I&#x27;m not sure that there is a &quot;high ground&quot; for complicated issues like this.<p>Well... yes, there is? In a situation where the facts are reasonably clear, such as this one, the &quot;high ground&quot; would be the one that&#x27;s most in alignment with those facts.<p>Global poverty is both complicated, <i>and</i> isn&#x27;t as bad as it used to be. There&#x27;s no need to pick one or the other.