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[-] [email protected] 93 points 11 months ago

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUSTAIN IT WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES, AND THEY GO AWAY.

[-] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago

They can't understand that because they believe the dirty poor are genetically determined to be poor

[-] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

It also pays for itself pretty much immediately. One person back on their feet and being productive covers the investment in like a month tops

[-] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

Wait, I just had an idea for the first time ever that no one has ever thought of: what if bright but underprivileged minds were able to find access to education instead of being priced out of it? They might make something really cool! very-smart

[-] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

And if not, they can now do more technical stuff. Either way, things are coming up Milhouse.

[-] [email protected] 72 points 11 months ago

As bad as these articles are, they truly brighten my day by reminding me that there are still a few places on our planet where the people are the priority and that the existence of these places makes the ruling class very very scared.

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[-] [email protected] 67 points 11 months ago

The article is almost 4 years old, and its contents are about what you'd expect, lol blob-sleep

Despite the challenges, the poverty relief program may have a long-term political benefit that helps to ensure some of it survives. Gratitude for the program seems to be reinforcing the political power of the party in rural areas.

In Youfang, Mr. Zhang was quick to praise not just the poverty program but also Mr. Xi, comparing him to Mao.

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[-] [email protected] 60 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I love the open incredulity that the government would do things to help people and that being popular as a result is the entire point rather than some nebulous cronyism.

[-] [email protected] 40 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"They only pretend to love the government because of 10 billion secret police monitoring them"

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

It's more expensive than simply forcing kids to pledge allegiance every day and simply telling them they live in the greatest country in the world in every form of media.

And because it's more expensive, it's bad

[-] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Government bureaucrats shouldn't approach governance materialistically, where they put forward programs that help the people and in return the people show support for the government. A sort of mutualistic relationship between government and citizen. No, they must operate under ideas that mean whatever the people in charge want them to mean and expect the people to fall in lines with their choices because its the right thing to do.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago
[-] [email protected] 60 points 11 months ago

NY Times is fighting the war on poverty on the side of poverty

[-] [email protected] 53 points 11 months ago

The US also spent heavily. I assume that was also to help its poorest citizens, right?

[-] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Help them to die by police violence domestically and under missile fire abroad.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago

If we transfer all the wealth to the top maybe some trickles down, allowing more to be transferred to the top

[-] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

Building cities to house the rural poor dean-frown

Building cities for cops to practice killing you dean-malice

[-] [email protected] 53 points 11 months ago

Sweetie, the role of government is to kill poor people, not help them how-much-could-it-cost

[-] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago

Western eKKKonomists in shambles after 1 billion lifted out of poverty in China

[-] [email protected] 40 points 11 months ago

Ah yes, because we can't just say farewell to British science of the 1800s that said we need to kill all the poor and disabled people

[-] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago

Editorial boards are one trick ponies.

[country] did good thing, but at what cost?

[country] did bad thing, and that's a good thing!

Anyway the New YorKKK KKKrime$ has been an enemy to humanity for over 150 years.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

"The best thing for the North to do is to stop talking about it"

Hey, the same thing people say today in regards to people trying to fight racism.

[-] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago

communism is when you have 2 cows

[-] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Space Communism is when you have 2 perfectly spherical cows.

[-] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago

I can't believe that China is pouring so much into helping the poor.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago

Sure they hate poverty...but that doesn't mean they hate the poor! Just the lazy!

[-] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

Oh, at that cost.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Bombs, guns and murder:

US's Costly Drive to Enrich the Ruling Class

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