I can see the emotions in this post hehehehe.
I had this same discussion with my neighbors recently where I told them that they use the dollar or money as the yardstick because it is easy to count....!!
This neighbor recehoed exactly what you have said here....Why do they call us poor yet we have all the food...???
Anyway it's mainstream media(MSM )that does all this ....It is why I avoid news at all costs....