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To see their point, imagine an American in rural Mississippi being told she cannot move to New York City to seek a better career. Tangentially, this is exactly
by uvdiv 13y ago
To see their point, imagine an American in rural Mississippi being told she cannot move to New York City to seek a better career.
Tangentially, this is exactly the situation in China today. The central government restricts movement, particularly between rural and urban areas. Many rural poor want to move to cities, but it is not legal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou_system#Household_registration_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukou_system#Household_registr...
- Kudzu_Bob 13y agoIn America, the ruling elites have ways of keeping out the rabble by means of making city life both costly and difficult.
- snowwrestler 13y agoCity life is costly and difficult precisely because so many people freely choose to live there.
- Kudzu_Bob 13y agoThis New York Times article discusses not only why it is so hard for poor people to live New York but also why the cost of living for the affluent is lower there than elsewhere. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/magazine/who-says-new-york-is-not-affordable.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&&pagewanted=print http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/magazine/who-says-new-york...