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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If I could augment your argument a little...

The number itself isn't unreasonable. Its the disparity and 'quality of life' differences that yeilds, that i think are the key issues. Such as personal agency in life choices.

The worst parts of poverty are often about the choice constraints imposed.