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So it seems like “city living” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Couldn't that be because the poor tend to end up in urban areas where they have more access to

So it seems like “city living” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Couldn't that be because the poor tend to end up in urban areas where they have more access to social services?

souprock 7y ago
Causality could go the other way. Consider a rational reaction to being just at the edge of the welfare cliff. If you haven't heard of that, look at the graphs in these two articles: https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/a-picture-of-how-redistribution-programs-trap-the-less-fortunate-in-lives-of-dependency/ https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/a-picture-o... https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-30/when-work-punished-again-if-you-accept-raise-you-fall-welfare-cliff https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-30/when-work-punished... It's a better deal to earn $29,000 than $69,000 due to the loss of benefits. That means people don't strive for better. They avoid promotions.