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Singapore has one of the world's highest income inequalities and faces virtually none of those problems. Distilling it down to "income inequality" is reductioni

Singapore has one of the world's highest income inequalities and faces virtually none of those problems. Distilling it down to "income inequality" is reductionist, political scapegoating.

iamcasen 9y ago
Singapore is also an extremely authoritarian state. Possession of drugs can get you the death penalty, or state sanctioned torture and beatings. Kinda apples to oranges when you compare to the US.
- refurb 9y ago
  You can get decades in prison in the US for small-time drug dealing. What has that accomplished in terms of reducing the drug problem?
  - iamcasen 9y ago
    I don't disagree with you. The US has an outrageous drug policy as well.
chrisgd 9y ago
It is a bit simplified, as all online treatises need to be, but less reductionist than picking one counter example without any thought.