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I think its worth being aware that you are talking about Chinese adults working for low wages and _pulling_ _themselves_ _and_ _their_ _families_ _out_ _of_ _ex
by polymatter 15y ago
I think its worth being aware that you are talking about Chinese adults working for low wages and _pulling_ _themselves_ _and_ _their_ _families_ _out_ _of_ _extreme_ _poverty_. And that is a good thing.
- TomOfTTB 15y agoI'm not saying it's not a good thing. But it's an equally good thing if a Mexican family pulls_themselves_and_their_families_out_of_extreme_poverty. If you thought through my point rather than just emoting you would have realized that.
- yummyfajitas 15y agoIt's an equally good thing if a Mexican family escapes from extreme poverty, but there are far fewer Mexicans actually living in extreme poverty. 1-2% of Mexico lives on $1.25/day (PPP adjusted) compared to 16% of China. For $2/day, the numbers are 9% and 36%. 15% of Mexico and 45% of China lacks improved sanitation, 6% vs 11% for improved water supply. All data taken from this crappy web form: http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do http://databank.worldbank.org/ddp/home.do