Poverty isn"t our fault!

Poverty isn't our fault. In today's society inequality in wealth over the world is a top theme. But though this is always said to be the West's spoiled lifestyle's fault, it is not. Instead of blaming the poverty of the East on the West, it should be blamed on the corrupt governments, since statistics show that the western democracies have better living standards.
In the world statistic that states that "1 of 10 people of the world own 99%", 82% of the Americans are included. This shows how "even poor Americans are rich by world standards".
While a study shows that earning more than 2200 gets you in the top half of the wealthiest people in the world another study shows that western democracies in general have higher levels of wealth than 3rd world dictatorships.
But what makes the West's population have such a high living standard? What sets it apart from the dictatorships of the 3rd world? Clearly the answer to these questions is the government. We can be proud to have such a successful functioning democracy which is the fundament for our wealth. To come to a conclusion this is the reason why the West is generally living a better lifestyle. Not because it is taking up the possible wealth and money the East could have, but its government is right and functional.
(see times article <http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2006/12/they_are_not_poor_because_we_a.html> )