I think that if you compare the worst poverty that Japan is willing to accept versus the worst that India is willing to accept ... some people die of hunger in India. People barely die of preventable diseases in Japan, and none of hunger.
India has a space program ... and India has people living off the land like they lived 6000 years ago.
And then you calculate and realize that in fact that, first, India could have the same standard. They have the money to do that. It is possible. Second, actually doing that would be the best thing that could possibly happen to the Indian economy. Hell, you could slowly implement this over 20-30 years and that would later be described as "creating a golden age".
In other words, Indian poor are kept poor to maximize the difference between the rich and the poor. If the poor were simply given money, one would expect that to 100x the wealth of rich Indians. And they're NOT doing it.
... and as bad as that is, then you look at Pakistan. WTF.
alexdns|1 month ago
spwa4|1 month ago
India has a space program ... and India has people living off the land like they lived 6000 years ago.
And then you calculate and realize that in fact that, first, India could have the same standard. They have the money to do that. It is possible. Second, actually doing that would be the best thing that could possibly happen to the Indian economy. Hell, you could slowly implement this over 20-30 years and that would later be described as "creating a golden age".
In other words, Indian poor are kept poor to maximize the difference between the rich and the poor. If the poor were simply given money, one would expect that to 100x the wealth of rich Indians. And they're NOT doing it.
... and as bad as that is, then you look at Pakistan. WTF.
unknown|1 month ago
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