&quot;Someone earning $6k.pa probably does not have AC, a huge refrigerator, etc.&quot;<p>No, they almost certainly don&#x27;t. And they almost certainly suffer from the food-borne illness, heat stroke, and other health consequences associated with that fact (not even counting the general quality of life issues).  Why do you think this is a good thing?<p>It&#x27;s always amazing to me how people living a privileged Western lifestyle blithely condemn people in poor countries to a life of privation and misery, just so they can feel good.