Fundamentals

Absolute poverty or destitution is defined as one who lacks basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, healthcare, education, clothing and shelter. Poverty is a huge problem in the 3rd world and the developing world, but even the wealthiest nations in the West have their own problems with poverty. Poverty is controversial because one side essentially claims that people should work hard to climb their way out of poverty, and the other side claims that circumstances and conditions prevent people from doing so even if they have the desire to try. Instead of fixing the root causes of poverty, government policy is typically focused on applying band aid fixes such as welfare and food stamps to the systemic problem.

All Nutopia citizens have a Citizenship Agreement which sets out their benefits and requirements for work they are expected to carry out as needed by the community. If a citizen fails to adhere to the requirements set forth in the Citizenship Agreement then penalties are applied. However, penalties only affect a person's Citizen Status which determines their benefits beyond the living standard which is the standard for all citizens which ensures that all have shelter, clothes, food, water, and healthcare at all times.