Yale law prof @samuelmoyn says that lifting the global poor out of poverty doesn't mean anything if the global 1% keep getting richer -- apparently not realising that by being an Ivy League professor he is part of the global 1%https://newrepublic.com/article/147391/hype-best …
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SAMUEL MOYN: *snatching bowl of rice from Chinese farmer* not until the 1% have paid their share!
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That's the sort of leveling down you expect from someone with bad economic ideas. People in extreme poverty don't GAF about rich people – they only care about being less poor, above a qualitatively differentiating threshold.
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@Hamoudii57 the world is getting better. Check out Steven Pinker on Joe Rogan or read his book Enlightenment NowThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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What else are people going to harp on when everything else is going so well?https://twitter.com/primalpoly/status/976317028767186946?s=21 …
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Or any post-soviet country.
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By some measures, this is the first generation of ppl in the west who may be less prosperous/less healthy than their parents. According to one study, a large portion of Americans would be unable to pay an unexpected $500 expense. They have no savings.
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It’s resentment and hatred for the rich, not love for the poor.
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You absolutely hit the bullseye!
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Some people are incapable of being happy with any amount of money as long as someone else has more money than they do.
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