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Poverty is the problem to me, not inequality. I like the hypothetical of "If 1% of people had 100 yachts, and 99% of people had 1 yacht each, would that be a p
by tuna-piano 9y ago
Poverty is the problem to me, not inequality. I like the hypothetical of "If 1% of people had 100 yachts, and 99% of people had 1 yacht each, would that be a problem?"
And the type of poverty we have in the developed world is very different than the type of poverty they have in Socialist countries. Poor in the USA have enough to eat, TVs, etc. Of course life is tough, but of course there's not the kind of suffering you see in Venezuela.
Poor people choose with their feet, and they choose more capitalism! The opposite way is almost absurd to think about.
-How many of the 12% in poverty in Flordia flee to Cuba for free Cuban healthcare?
-How many of the poor in West Berlin fled to East Berlin?
-How many of the poor in Hong Kong fled to Communist China?
-How many poor in Colombia are fleeing to Venezuela?
We can have the reasonable discussions on whether Medicaid spending should be increased, but the praise of Chavez and true socialism (which I see in a new Netflix Documentary, lots of Michael Moore stuff, Bernie Sanders rhetoric, Antifa, etc) is disconcerting to me.
- foldr 9y ago> Poor in the USA have enough to eat This is a surprisingly persistent myth. A quick google search will show you that this is not the case. http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hu...