No, intention would mean that the poverty was the deliberate goal. The goal is wealth. The policies that are enacted to produce wealth inevitably produce poverty. The poverty is more than a mere side-effect, it is beneficial to their goal. These policies are enacted and sold to the public without mentioning the poverty creation aspect. So, pushing a system that creates a symbiotic relationship between poverty and wealth and ignoring or denying the poverty outcome is perhaps not the intention or sole intention, but it is very close to fitting the accusation. Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
I'm not sure the relationship is that innocent. but I have to marshall my thoughts after wading through the rest of this epic and excellent thread. The difference between theory and practise in practise ...