Originally Posted by
mannyamador
Poverty existed here way before the US (or Spain) colonized the Philippines.
I LoL'd at this.
Wikipedia
Poverty is the shortage
of common things such as food, clothing, shelter and safe drinking water, all of which determine the quality of life.
Merriam-Webster
the state of one who lacks a usual or
socially acceptable amount of money or material possession
by
wikipedia's definition we are definitely richer before we were colonized by spain
by
Merriam-Webster's definition we are also richer prior to colonization when relative to ourselves since its says "socially acceptable" and i believe prior to colonization, wealth distribution was pretty adequate. at the very least, i assume everyone had the bare necessities fullfilled.