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That's the problem with mining, it does not rely on skilled labour and leaves a few people very rich and the rest very poor. How did Canada escape that trap, ev
by HarryHirsch 9y ago
That's the problem with mining, it does not rely on skilled labour and leaves a few people very rich and the rest very poor. How did Canada escape that trap, even though logging and petroleum make up a great part of the Canadian economy society doesn't have a large underclass.
- adventured 9y agoDid you miss the part where I noted that the median income in Oklahoma is among the highest on earth (not the average, the median)? It's equal to: Sweden, Belgium, Denmark; higher than Finland, the Netherlands, Japan. Their cost of living is far lower than it is in eg Sweden or the Netherlands as well. The people in the middle in Oklahoma, have high incomes compared to other developed nations.
- HarryHirsch 9y agoThe people in the middle in Oklahoma, have high incomes compared to other developed nations. But they get mulcted out of it because of their godawful public services. From a colleague who works in that state I hear that everyone who can half afford it sends their children to private school because public schools are simply too bad. Then they vote to fund schools even less. Small-government in action.
- BoiledCabbage 9y agoYes this is political. It's mind-boggling to me how much of modern republican politics is "I've got mine. Fuck if I'll pay for yours." Directly paired with "No-one cares about us we been forgotten about and left behind. Someone look out for us." There is an entire American party based on looking out for the overlooked. Maybe vote for them??