Analysis from Caleb Maupin on gun violence and its causes

This reporter, Caleb Maupin, gave a great analysis of US society and why gun violence is so prevalent here, about a year ago in response to the shooting of two TV reporters. He makes a lot of sense. There are a lot of people in other countries who could easily get the wrong idea about what it is like here in the US. It is hard to imagine that the wealthiest country in the world could possibly have some of the worst poverty in the world. But it does. Sure we don't have people living far from electricity or clean water, as in some third world countries. But we do have homeless people and people who die from inadequate health care. We have some of the best health care in the world and their are people who will never get to use any of it because they are poor and can't afford it.

It is hard to be poor in this country. There seems to be a lot of resentment and contempt by wealthier people and some from the middle class who seem to believe all the poor people are lazy and getting government assistance. That assistance is nearly gone. Most poor people can't get it. I constantly hear people complain that homeless people who panhandle are trying to scam people and there is suspicion that they really have lots of money but just panhandle to scam others and make a lot of money. For that reason poor people have to deal with a lot of contempt against them. And Maupin  is right. Other countries should not aspire to this. -SJ Otto

So here is an assessment from Maupin: