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Most Indians in US are from top 1% in India - pretty much every Indian I know had maids/gardeners/cooks at home. One guy cooked/washed clothes himself for the f
by smm2000 14y ago
Most Indians in US are from top 1% in India - pretty much every Indian I know had maids/gardeners/cooks at home. One guy cooked/washed clothes himself for the first time when he came to US.
- davidw 14y ago> pretty much every Indian I know had maids/gardeners/cooks at home. In poorer countries - especially those with fairly unequal societies, hiring help is cheaper - not just absolutely, but proportionally, as well, so it's much more common. I read some economics discussions of this years ago, but don't really recall the details. In other words, an Indian is a lot more likely to have hired help than a Norwegian, even if the Norwegian is better off.
- yummyfajitas 14y agoInequality is irrelevant. India has a Gini index of 33, compared to the 45 for the US. Incentives are a much more plausible explanation. The US pays people not to work. India doesn't.