Could we put an end to poverty for good? For 2500 years people have been fighting poverty, but success has been few and far between - the gap between poor and rich has never been wider. And yet there are historical periods in which there was relatively little poverty, for example in Europe at the end of the 20th century and on postwar America. Can we learn from the past or is poverty something timeless? Colorful, funny animations allow "Poor us" to delve into history looking for answers.