Reply to post: "Hmm, as o'l Democritus put it: "The poor will always be with us""

"Hmm, as o'l Democritus put it: "The poor will always be with us""

I think you have the wrong philosopher.

Also some critics think what Jesus actually meant was "there will always be poor people because you can't get your shit together to run society properly". It wasn't just a value-neutral statement.