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As far as economic disparity between rich and poor, social liberties, and corruption: China is far, far worse than the US. Maybe some people can find jobs in Ch

by awda 15y ago

As far as economic disparity between rich and poor, social liberties, and corruption: China is far, far worse than the US. Maybe some people can find jobs in China teaching English, but you throw away a lot of other things. This article is optimistic at best.

wyclif 15y ago
Sure, it's optimistic, but he admits it's not for everybody. I think when people have been unemployed for a long time, they become more willing to take risks.
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Volpe 15y ago
> As far as economic disparity between rich and poor, social liberties, and corruption: China is far, far worse than the US Citation? The only data I can find, shows they are on par with disparity between rich and poor. What data are you sourcing that conclusion from? Social liberties, very difficult to measure. But I am interested to why you think China is far worse? If you mean they have less "Rights" (from the US Bill of Rights)... then that is probably true of most countries. But in terms of Social mobility, I'd intuitively say that china probably compares favourably to the US Corruption is certainly an issue, China (75th) ranking far worse than the US (25th) on the Corruption Perception Index[1]. But keeping in mind it is a perception index, and doesn't adjust for bias. I don't think the article is optimistic, I think it's realistic, China is a booming economy with a lot of job opportunities for "Westerners", compared to the US, with it's shrinking (or shrunken) economy... [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index
- nate_meurer 15y ago
  I'm seeing the same data you are; China and the U.S. look about the same in terms of wealth and income distribution within their respective populations. Wikipedia provides a handy reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_eq...

by awda 15y ago

wyclif 15y ago

Sure, it's optimistic, but he admits it's not for everybody. I think when people have been unemployed for a long time, they become more willing to take risks.

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Volpe 15y ago

> As far as economic disparity between rich and poor, social liberties, and corruption: China is far, far worse than the US Citation? The only data I can find, shows they are on par with disparity between rich and poor. What data are you sourcing that conclusion from? Social liberties, very difficult to measure. But I am interested to why you think China is far worse? If you mean they have less "Rights" (from the US Bill of Rights)... then that is probably true of most countries. But in terms of Social mobility, I'd intuitively say that china probably compares favourably to the US Corruption is certainly an issue, China (75th) ranking far worse than the US (25th) on the Corruption Perception Index[1]. But keeping in mind it is a perception index, and doesn't adjust for bias. I don't think the article is optimistic, I think it's realistic, China is a booming economy with a lot of job opportunities for "Westerners", compared to the US, with it's shrinking (or shrunken) economy... [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index

nate_meurer 15y ago
I'm seeing the same data you are; China and the U.S. look about the same in terms of wealth and income distribution within their respective populations. Wikipedia provides a handy reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_eq...