“Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich” (or “Poverty exists not because we can’t feed the poor, but because we can’t satisfy the rich”) is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown.
     
“cant feed the poor cant satisfy the rich” was posted on Twitter by “kevin carmody ages they fill the stages” on August 1, 2010. “Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich” was posted on Twitter by Özgün on October 24, 2012, and again on Twitter on December 28, 2015. “Poverty exists not because we can’t feed the poor, but because we can’t satisfy the rich” was posted on Twitter by Freddie on February 12, 2019.
   
       
Twitter
kevin carmody ages they fill the stages
@spademaccool
cant feed the poor cant satisfy the rich
12:12 PM · Aug 1, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Özgün
@ozgunGS
Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich
2:34 PM · Oct 24, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Bleon’aa Hyseni
@BleonaS19
Poverty in the world is because I can not feed the poor, not because they do not satisfy the rich.
3:01 PM · Dec 26, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Harun Fasliu
@harun_fasliu
Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich-greedy.
3:05 PM · Sep 23, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
BilgeKagan
@bilge_kgan
Global hunger still prevails not because we can’t feed the poor but because we can’t simply satisfy the rich.
3:41 AM · Dec 13, 2015·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Özgün
@ozgunGS
Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor but because we cannot satisfy the rich
8:37 AM · Dec 28, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Al Qamar
@Krdsh1905
Famine and misery in the world are not due to the fact we can’t feed the poor people, but we can’t satisfy the rich…
5:16 AM · Jul 19, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
 
Google Books
Rights-and-Democracy:
A Clash with Capitalism, Socialism and Neo-liberalism
By Uffe Jensen
Published by author
2018
Pg. 2:
This quote can be found on the internet. The source is unfortunately unknown:
 
”Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor but because we cannot satisfy the rich.”
   
Twitter
Fr George
@RevGeorge2
Hunger exists not Bc we can’t feed the poor, bit Bc we can’t satisfy the rich #truth
2:05 PM · Mar 28, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
kNOw poverty!
@human_poverty
Poverty exists not because we are unable to feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich…
#kNOwpoverty
12:35 AM · May 26, 2018·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Allen Marshall
@AllenCMarshall
“Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.” - Anonymous
9:46 PM · Jun 21, 2018·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
Freddie
@FreddieBailey96
Today’s tea:

      )      )    )
  )    (    )    )
_(___(____)____(___(_____
\  Poverty exists not     /
\  because we can’t   /  |
  \  feed the poor,    /__ |
    \ but because we /
    \  can’t satisfy /
      \_the rich___/
7:33 AM · Feb 12, 2019·Twitter Web App
   
Google Groups: or.politics
Poverty
Baxter
Mar 19, 2019, 1:07:52 PM
Poverty exists NOT because we cannot feed the poor, but because we can’t satisfy the rich.
   
Reddit—COMPLETEANARCHY
Crossposted by u/gmtime September 10, 2019
Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich
   
A meme currently making the rounds of social media goes: Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.
 
Google Books
After Trump:
Achieving a New Social Gospel
By Donald Heinz
Eugene, OR: Cascade Books
2020
Pg. ?:
Why is it easier to believe that 150,000,000 Americans are being lazy rather than 400 American are being greedy?
   
Twitter
Allbowe
@allbowe
Replying to @Lynneth1000000 @DoingMyBest1001 and @JamesCleverly
Mohamad Safa
@mhdksafa
People aren’t going hungry because we cannot feed the poor. People are going hungry because we cannot satisfy the rich.
12:42 PM · Sep 18, 2020·Twitter Web App
     
Twitter
s carys
@selenya
“People aren’t going hungry because we cannot feed the poor. People are going hungry because we cannot satisfy the rich.” - Mohamed Safa, @mhdksafa
9:24 AM · Oct 6, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Facebook
The W O R D
December 23, 2021 at 2:33 PM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
POVERTY EXISTS NOT BECAUSE
WE CANNOT FEED THE POOR
BUT BECAUSE WE CANNOT
SATISFY THE RICH